Acity council decides that if a business changes its buildings or signs, it must follow new building codes. if a sign is upgraded, the business must pay for and pass a full building inspection to be sure all new building codes are followed. which answer best summarizes the effect this policy will have on competition? a. because it applies equally to all businesses, it will have little effect on competition. b. the new policy will affect new business only and make them less competitive overall. c. because it improves the look of the community, it increases competition among local businesses. d. the new policy will unfairly punish existing businesses and make them less competitive overall.

A. Because it applies equally to all businesses, it will have little effect on competition.

Explanation:

This policy is meant to apply to any business that changes its buildings or signs. This is, therefore, applicable to all businesses, not only new ones. Moreover, it applies to all buildings equally, with no special concessions for any specific type of business. Because of this, we can assume that the new regulations will have little impact on competition.

if interdependence implies a two-way dependence, and if each partner is equally dependent on the other for success, then there is an equal commitment to the making the partnership successful. the advantage is sustainability of the relationship, the disadvantage is that decisions are "democratic" and therefore may take longer to reach and more likely to be a compromise (which is not always the best solution). as the interdependence moves away from equality, the decisions become more influenced by the more independent partner. in the extreme the relationship becomes more dictatorial and more like "master-slave". generally the relationship has less commitment in both directions and is more likely to be temporary.

if one generalizes (and one shouldn't), equity partnerships, which is probably what is implied by interdependence, can be slow to progress or change but durable. the extreme alternative, independent-dependent partnerships tend to be efficient but more fragile.

hope this but you will have to site your own evidence. : )