Consider Two Less-Than-Desirable Options

question 47

Multiple Choice

Consider two less-than-desirable options.In the first you are driving 30 mph and crash head-on into an identical car also going 30 mph.In the second option you are driving 30 mph and crash head-on into a stationary brick wall.In neither case does your car bounce off the thing it hits,and the collision time is the same in both cases.Which of these two situations would result in the greatest impact force?

• A) hitting the other car
• B) hitting the brick wall
• C) The force would be the same in both cases.
• D) We cannot answer this question without more information.
• E) None of these is true.

---

Definitions:

Purchase Price

The amount of money required to acquire a good or service.

Stock-Out Costs

The expenses incurred by a business when it runs out of stock on a particular item, including lost sales, customer dissatisfaction, and potential reduction in market share.

Buyer's Market

A market condition characterized by an abundance of goods available for sale, giving buyers an advantage over sellers in terms of price negotiations.

Seller's Market

A market condition characterized by a shortage of goods available, leading to sellers having an advantage over buyers in price negotiations.