If a firm acquires the stock of a competing firm that causes a substantial lessening of competition, it would be in violation of the:

a. Clayton Act.
b. Robinson-Patman Act.
c. Sherman Antitrust Act.
d. Federal Trade Commission Act.
e. Interstate Commerce Act.


a

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A. unemployment. B. exogenous spending. C. recessionary gaps. D. expansionary gaps.

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When Americans increase their demand for Japanese goods

A) the demand for dollars will rise, and the demand for yen will rise. B) the supply of dollars will rise, and the demand for yen will rise. C) the demand for dollars will fall, and the demand for yen will rise. D) the supply of dollars will fall, and the demand for yen will fall.

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If the Fed increases the real interest rate as a response to a decrease in the inflation rate, the ________, which results in a ________

A) MP curve shifts up; movement down the AD curve B) MP curve shifts up; movement up the AD curve C) IS curve shifts up; movement down the AD curve D) IS curve shifts up; movement up the AD curve

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To make a threat more credible, managers can do all of the following except which one?

A) make competitors aware of the firm's plans B) keep competitors in the dark about the firm's plans C) take action to lower the firm's costs D) take action to increase the firm's capacity

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