1. Competition is the main regulator of the economy for the following reasons: a) firms do not follow different strategies in isolation; b) in a competitive war, firms interact with each other, forming a single system or community; c) In a competitive war, firms do not weaken, but strengthen their competitive positions; d) competition contributes to the achievement of the NPT; e) competition provokes stagnant processes in the economy. 2. The presence of competition in the market: a) has more negative consequences; b) has more positive consequences; c) is a bigger evil compared to a monopoly; d) promotes the abuse of firms by their position on the market; e) is a prerequisite for maintaining the dynamism of the economy