Suppliers Recognize There Is a Shortage in the Market for Their

question 106

Multiple Choice

Suppliers recognize there is a shortage in the market for their product when they notice that

• A) the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded.
• B) the quantity demanded is falling.
• C) inventories are falling.
• D) production exceeds new orders for the product.
• E) government economists announce a shortage exists.

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Definitions:

N2 Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by sleep spindles and K-complexes, marking a deeper sleep than N1 and preceding the deeper states of N3 and REM sleep.

REM Sleep

A unique phase of sleep in mammals and birds, characterized by rapid movement of the eyes, low muscle tone throughout the body, and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly.

Sleep Spindles

Bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of NREM sleep, believed to play a role in learning and memory consolidation.

N1 Sleep

The initial stage of sleep in a typical sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep from which one can be easily awakened.