What role does the U.S. government play with respect to market competition? a.) It preserves competition by regulating prices and intervening in the price and output decisions of businesses. b.) It preserves competition by maintaining abundant government-owned firms to ensure consumer-friendly pricing. c.) It polices anticompetitive behavior and prohibits contracts that restrict competition.

What role does the U.S. government play with respect to market competition? a.) It preserves competition by regulating prices and intervening in the price and output decisions of businesses. b.) It preserves competition by maintaining abundant government-owned firms to ensure consumer-friendly pricing. c.) It polices anticompetitive behavior and prohibits contracts that restrict competition.

Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

16th Edition

ISBN:9781305506725

Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter23: Price-searcher Markets With Low Entry Barriers

Section: Chapter Questions

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