The dramatic increase in the standard of living since the Industrial Revolution

a. means that societies and individuals face no constraints.
b. has not meant unlimited abundance for societies or persons.
c. means that "opportunity cost" is a meaningless concept.
d. has reduced the choices open to persons.
e. has made economics less useful to persons.

b

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A cartel usually has a collusive agreement to

A) restrict output. B) boost output. C) lower the price. D) increase the number of firms in the industry.

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Small pizza parlors exist in just about every town. Anyone can open a pizza parlor, and the pizzas from one parlor typically have different tastes and sizes than pizzas from another parlor. Thus, the pizza industry is an example of

A) perfect competition. B) monopoly. C) oligopoly. D) monopolistic competition.

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