When standards are part of the public domain, they can be used:

a. only once without payment of a fee.

b. by paying a fee to the Federal Communications Commission.

c. only by companies in a particular industry.

d. only by federal contractors.

e. freely by any company.

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

No renewable resources are natural resources that are limited in supply and cannot be replaced as quickly as they are used.(true or false asnwering) a.true b.false

An refers to a specific factor that has a range of possible values