Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 4

question 122

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 4.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 4.3
-Refer to Figure 4.3. If the government will not allow retailers to charge less than $0.50 for a pencil, which of the following will happen?

• A) Demand must eventually increase so that the market will come into equilibrium at a price of $0.50.
• B) Supply must eventually decrease so that the market will come into equilibrium at a price of $0.50.
• C) Retailers will have an excess supply of pencils.
• D) The market will be in equilibrium at a price of $0.50.

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Simpler Response

A basic or more straightforward reaction or answer to a stimulus or question, often requiring less cognitive or emotional effort.

Operant Conditioning

An instructional process whereby the force behind a behavior is shaped by rewards or sanctions.

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A method of teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

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