Suppose All of the Major Computer Manufacturers Announced That Beginning

question 141

Multiple Choice

Suppose all of the major computer manufacturers announced that beginning next month there would be major price reductions on their computers. This would cause the current demand for computers to

• A) increase.
• B) decrease.
• C) remain unchanged.
• D) increase if the demand for computers was relatively inelastic, but decrease if the demand for computers was relatively elastic.

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Definitions:

Gas Chromatography

An analytical technique used to separate, identify, and quantify compounds in a mixture by passing them through a column filled with a stationary phase while being propelled by a gas.

Enantiomers

Stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed, different in the way they rotate plane-polarized light.

Optically Active

Describes a substance that has the ability to rotate the plane of polarization of polarized light, a property of chiral molecules.

Distillation

A process used to separate components of a liquid mixture based on differences in their boiling points.