In New York City,a Series of Advertisements on Billboards and Subway

question 40

Multiple Choice

In New York City,a series of advertisements on billboards and subway cars conveys the image of soda into bottles of fat.Many of these images also include people trying to drink the fatty contents of the bottle.The advertisements,sponsored by the NYC Health Department,ask "Are you pouring on the pounds?" Looking at the images is unsettling for many viewers.This is an example of ________.

• A)shockvertising
• B)false advertising
• C)flogging
• D)indirect advertising
• E)corrective advertising

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Definitions:

Market Price

the current price at which a good or service can be bought or sold, determined by supply and demand forces in the market.

Average Total Cost

The sum of fixed and variable production costs divided by the total amount of produced goods.

Long-run

A time period in which all factors of production, including capital, are variable, allowing full industry adjustment.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a seller charges different prices to different customers for the same product or service, based on factors other than the cost of production.