Author Question: Mercantilism was an economic policy that called for a. the use of taxes and subsidies to control ... (Read 42 times)

captainjonesify

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 543
Mercantilism was an economic policy that called for
 a. the use of taxes and subsidies to control trade.
  b. leaving economic decisions to the free market.
  c. laissez faire.
  d. the elimination of private property.

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the concentration movement between 1875-1905?
 a. There were two phases, the first of which had relatively more horizontal mergers and the second had relatively more vertical mergers.
  b. The first phase focused on vertical mergers, the second was a period of relative inactivity in acquisitions, and the third decade was one of horizontal mergers.
  c. There were three phases, the first of which had relatively more vertical mergers and the second had relatively more horizontal mergers.
  d. There were two waves of mergers. In the first wave most mergers were motivated by the desire to obtain monopoly profits and the second wave was obtained through greater economies of scale.



princessflame2016

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 298
Answer to Question 1

a. the use of taxes and subsidies to control trade.

Answer to Question 2

a. There were two phases, the first of which had relatively more horizontal mergers and the second had relatively more vertical mergers.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.

Did you know?

Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.

Did you know?

People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.

Did you know?

If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.

Did you know?

It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library