When U.S. Steel, a steel producer, bought control of iron ore companies at the beginning of the 20th century, the company was initiating

A) a horizontal merger.
B) a vertical merger.
C) a cartel.
D) an expropriation.

B

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A) a discretionary fiscal policy. B) a discretionary revenue policy. C) an automatic fiscal policy. D) an annual tax policy. E) induced tax policy.

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At the profit-maximizing level of employment, the monopsonist

A) pays a wage equal to MRP. B) pays a wage greater than MRP. C) pays a wage less than MRP. D) pays a wage equal to MFC.

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