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3 years ago

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a reason for firms to form a cartel?

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1 answer:

GalinKa [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct answer is letter "C": to raise competition among firms in the cartel.

Explanation:

A cartel is a group of companies or countries working together to regulate the price of a single product they produce in common. The cartel makes it impossible for a foreign business to enter the market and demand lower prices. Cartels are, in most cases, not helpful to customers. They generate high prices that remain unchanged until consumers find alternative ways to purchase the same items.

Under such a scenario,<em> cartels are unlikely to be formed to generate more competition among the companies that compose them.</em>

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Explanation:

The time (T) = 6 months = 6/12 years = 0.5 years

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3 years ago

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Answer:

False ( "Large lot sizes" is not considered essential for JIT )

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4 years ago

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The movement in the warranty payable account over a period is as a result of the warranty expense for the period and the warranty payments made during the period.

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3 years ago

In 2013, there were approximately 155 million people in the labor force and the unemployment rate was 7.4 percent. If the unempl

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$Unemployed\,Workers=0.074*155=11.47$

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$Unemployed\,Workers=0.05*155=7.75$

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