One Undesirable Effect of Social Regulation Is That It

question 166

Multiple Choice

One undesirable effect of social regulation is that it

• A) affects smaller firms disproportionately, creating anticompetitive effects.
• B) destroys incentives for firms to engage in marginal cost pricing.
• C) raises prices of goods to consumers, while lowering prices to business and special interest groups.
• D) reduces the effectiveness of economic regulation.

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