Which type of merger is most likely going to decrease competition in an industry?

In contrast to the United States, countries like Japan and Germany have

a. higher rates of saving and investment. b. higher rates of saving but lower rates of investment. c. lower rates of saving but higher rates of investment. d. lower rates of saving and investment.

Economists assume that early in the process of cleaning a dirty environment, there are relatively

A. low benefit-low cost things than can and should be done first. B. high benefit-low cost things than can and should be done first. C. low benefit-high cost things than can and should be done first. D. high benefit-high cost things than can and should be done first.