. What is the effect of fines on companies who are found guilty of price fixing? They take a huge financial hit, deterring them from repeating the crime. The fine they pay is much less than the profit they made from their crime. They must refund all the money they made from their crime. The fine is a penalty that causes most of them to go out of business.

They take a huge financial hit, deterring them from repeating the crime.

Explanation:

Price fixing is a situation whereby companies come together in order to sell a particular good at a fixed price and the price won't be sold below that price.

The effect of fines on companies who are found guilty of price fixing will be that such companies will take a huge financial hit, which will deter them from repeating such crime.

i think it can have both positive and negative effects on businesses.

for example:

lets say you own a small business and taxes go up 4% that means it is going to cost your business more money to buy product to sell. but at the same time you make more money from the tax rise.

that is my theory.

answer:

d

explanation: