When Competition Is Present and Property Rights Protected and Enforced

question 120

Multiple Choice

When competition is present and property rights protected and enforced, market prices will

• A) discourage profit-seeking business firms from producing efficiently.
• B) direct entrepreneurs toward production of goods that are inferior in quality.
• C) encourage self-interested individuals to develop skills that are expected to be valuable in the future.
• D) always decrease.

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