Use the Following to Answer Questions $\text {Table: Firm's Willingness}$

Use the following to answer questions : $\text {Table: Firm's Willingness}$

$\begin{array}{lc}\hline \text { The table below explains the relationship}&\\ \text { between the number of reports a firm is}&\\ \text { willing to prepare and the lowest price in}&\\ \text { dollars it would be willing to accept to}&\\ \text { prepare the respective number of reports.}&\\\hline \text { Reports } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Lowest Price Firm } \\\text { Is Willing to Accept }\end{array} \\\hline \text { 1st } & \$ 2 \\\text { 2nd } & 6 \\\text { 3rd } & 8 \\\text { 4th } & 11 \\\text { 5th } & 15 \\\hline\end{array}$

-Well-functioning markets allow:

A) mutually beneficial trades to take place.
B) consumers to gain at the expense of producers.
C) producers to reap greater benefits,since they have greater power in the market.
D) property rights to be the unnecessary components of effective distribution.