Pricing Discretion

question 40

Essay

Pricing Discretion. Would the following factors increase or decrease the ability of domestic manufacturers to raise prices and profit margins? Why?
A. Elimination of uniform product safety standards.
B. Increased import tariffs (taxes).
C. Increase import quotas.
D. A rising value of the dollar that has the effect of lowering import prices.
E. A tax on price advertising.

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A slender, pointed instrument typically used for piercing or stitching materials or for medical injections and taking fluid samples.

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A limb extending from the shoulder to the hand, comprising the upper arm, elbow, forearm, and wrist.

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