The laws that prevent companies from unfairly trying to gain market power or reduce the amount of competition in a market are known as

A. the Universal Commercial Code.
B. free-rider laws.
C. antitrust laws.
D. OSHA, EPA, and FCC.


Answer: C

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Refer to the accompanying figure. The marginal utility of the 5th apple is: Number of ApplesTotalUtility120235345450545

A. 0. B. 5. C. 45. D. -5.

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If the debt of the federal government decreases by $20 billion in one year the budget:

A. deficit in that year must be $20 billion. B. surplus in that year increases by $20 billion. C. deficit in that year decreases by $20 billion. D. surplus in that year must be $20 billion.

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When a primary dealer buys a government bond from the Federal Reserve, reserves in the banking system ________ and the monetary base ________, everything else held constant

A) increase; increases B) increase; decreases C) decrease; increases D) decrease; decreases

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