What Is a Potential Negative Effect of Advertising

question 159

Multiple Choice

What is a potential negative effect of advertising?

• A) It provides important information to consumers.
• B) It promotes monopoly power in industry.
• C) It contributes to allocative and productive efficiency.
• D) It lowers search costs in product purchases.

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