Recall the Application About the Attempt to Form a Salt

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about the attempt to form a salt cartel in the 19th century to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. One reason cited for the failure of the salt cartel was

• A) the demand for salt sharply declined in the late 19th century.
• B) new firms entering the market and underpricing the cartel.
• C) foreign competition taking over the salt market.
• D) the federal government's banning of price fixing in the salt market.

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