Read the following excerpt from john calvin's institutes of the christian religion. then answer the following question:

the covenant of life is not preached equally to all, and among those to whom it is preached, does not always meet with the same reception. this diversity displays the unsearchable depth of the divine judgment, and is without doubt subordinate to god's purpose of eternal election. but if it is plainly owing to the mere pleasure of god that salvation is spontaneously offered to some, while others have no access to it…—public domain

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