Explain the practice of resale price maintenance and discuss why it is controversial
Resale price maintenance is a requirement by producers that retailers sell their product for a price specified by the manufacturer. It is controversial because on the surface it appears to limit the ability of retailers to compete on the basis of price. However, if the manufacturer does not exercise resale price maintenance a free-rider problem may become evident among the retailers and ultimately lead to lower profits for the manufacturer.
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One reason De Beers has lost some of its monopoly power is:
A. antitrust laws B. competition from Canadian and Russian diamond mines. C. pressure from consumers. D. All of these statements are true.
Which of the following signals a positive economic statement?
a. value judgment b. should be c. opinion d. ought to be e. was
Refer to the figure below.________ inflation will eventually move the economy pictured in the diagram from short-run equilibrium at point ________ to long-run equilibrium at point ________. 
A. Rising; A B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; B: C D. Rising; A; C
Which of the following sequences best explains the negative slope of the aggregate-demand curve?
a. price level ? ? demand for money ? ? equilibrium interest rate ? ? quantity of goods and services demanded ? b. price level ? ? demand for money ? ? equilibrium interest rate ? ? quantity of goods and services demanded ? c. price level ? ? demand for money ? ? equilibrium interest rate ? ? quantity of goods and services demanded ? d. price level ? ? equilibrium interest rate ? ? demand for money ? ? quantity of goods and services demanded ?