A group of firms that has entered into an agreement to restrict output and increase prices and profits is called
A) a compliance.
B) a cartel.
C) an oligopoly.
D) a duopoly.
E) a multi-firm monopoly.
B
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Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage is set at $5 per hour, which of the following will occur?
A) The level of unemployment will rise, but the percentage of the labor force unemployed will not change. B) The unemployment rate will fall. C) The unemployment rate will rise. D) None of the above will occur.
One desirable aspect of having multiple levels of government is that numerous small governments _____
a. leads to a prisoners' dilemma b. allows for the possibility of intergovernmental competition c. affect the optimal size of the sharing group d. demonstrate how effective the federal government is at what it does