Long distance telephone service has become a competitive market. The average cost per call is $0.05 a minute, and it's declining. The likely reason for the declining price for long distance service is:
a. Governmental pressure to lower the price
b. Reduced demand for long distance service
c. Entry into this industry pushes prices down
d. Lower price for a barrel of crude oil
e. Increased cost of providing long distance service
c
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A. consumption, investment, government transfers, and net interest. B. spending on durable goods, inventory investment, government debt, and net exports. C. spending on domestic goods, domestic services, foreign goods, and foreign services. D. consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
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A) more; less than B) less; greater than C) less; the same as D) more; the same as
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a. as rapidly as in industrial countries b. less rapidly than in industrial countries c. more rapidly than in industrial countries d. at a diminishing rate e. at a constant rate
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A. response B. recognition C. implementation D. structural