How does this line add an element of tension to the story? a) It allows readers to feel more concern for the dogs than the humans. b) It increases the fear and tension for readers and characters. c) It makes events more predictable and expected than before. d) It suggests the dogs are the main focus of the story.

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