Minimum-price laws designed to preserve competition

A) offer the certainty of lower prices in order to eliminate the possibility of higher prices.
B) offer the certainty of higher prices in order to eliminate the possibility of higher prices.
C) offer the possibility of higher prices in order to eliminate the certainty of higher prices.
D) offer the sellers more competition among themselves.


B

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