To Prevent a Trade from Occurring by Forming a Coalition

question 5

Multiple Choice

To prevent a trade from occurring by forming a coalition and offering each person in the coalition more than they receive from the current proposed trade is to

• A) optimize
• B) collude
• C) block

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