Price Stickiness Refers To

question 131

Multiple Choice

Price stickiness refers to:

• A) when prices are slow to adjust to economic shocks.
• B) when prices of goods and services respond to the stock market.
• C) when firms raise their prices as soon as they hear bad news.
• D) when prices are controlled by government regulations.

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