It is sometimes the case that parties to a contract are unwilling to settle a contract because they don't want to take the blame for poor terms of the agreement. In these cases, the parties will often rely on the arbitration process to make the decisions for them. The term used to describe this problem is:

A. the chilling effect.
B. the ripple effect.
C. the narcotic effect.
D. the arbitration effect.


D. the arbitration effect.

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Which of the following is required to be deducted from employees' paychecks?

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The market share of Galaxy Industries' main product increased by 16 percentage points last year. If the share changed from 40 to 56 percent of the total market, what was the actual percent change in the market share?

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