Why does an excise tax on gasoline exist? check all that apply. 1. to make gasoline prices more competitive 2. to provide funding for healthcare services and education 3. to discourage travel by automobile by making gasoline more expensive 4. to fund highway repairs and other special projects 5. to discourage the use of alternative modes of transportation

The graph shows excess demand. which needs to happen in order to stop disequilibrium from occurring? q needs to be coordinated with supply. q needs to be coordinated with demand. the price of goods needs to be increased. the price of goods needs to be decreased.

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914

Africa, 1914 which statement is the best conclusion for the information presented in the map? a) european colonization had a positive impact on african nations. b) african colonization the economic growth of all european nations involved. c) by the outbreak of world war i, most of the african continent was under english control. d) by the outbreak of world war i, most of the african continent was under european control.