Deregulation Is Often

question 37

Multiple Choice

Deregulation is often:

• A) A politically popular idea.
• B) A politically unpopular idea.
• C) Seen during a Democratic federal administration.
• D) Found in European countries but not in the United States.

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Definitions:

Increasing Cost Industry

An industry in which costs of production increase as firms enter the market, often due to limited resources or factors of production becoming more expensive.

Long-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the quantity supplied reacts to price changes in the long-term, accounting for all factors of production adjustments.

Increasing Cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production increase as the industry's output expands, typically due to resource limitations.

Decreasing-Cost Industry

An industry where the average cost of production decreases as the industry's output increases, often due to economies of scale.