Which of the Following Reflects a Practical Example of the Price

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects a practical example of the price confusion problem?

• A) Lines are short at the coffee shop you own because your resource prices are rising and your retail prices must be raised at the same rate; your customers are confused as to whether they should buy from your shop.
• B) Long lines at the coffee shop you own prompt you to open a new coffee shop,and the second shop is successful.
• C) It is difficult for you to determine whether the long lines at your coffee shop are due to increased demand or because inflation has created "too many dollars chasing too few goods."
• D) It is difficult for you to determine the right signal to send to your consumers through prices because the signal sent to you by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is easily misinterpreted.
• E) Signals sent from consumers to producers are clear but those from producers to consumers are confused.

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