Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 217: Because

question 33

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 217: Because land is demand determined, an acre of land in downtown Harlingen, Texas ________ an acre of land in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

• A) would most likely cost more than
• B) would most likely cost less than
• C) should cost approximately the same as
• D) would cost exactly the same as

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