Recall the Application About the Loss of Value of a New

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Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about the loss of value of a new car during the first week after it is sold to answer
the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. Suppose a person purchases a new car that is not a lemon. One week later the person is forced to sell the car for reasons unrelated to the quality of the car. The seller of that used car

• A)will not be able to sell the car for the price a buyer would pay for a high-quality car because of information asymmetry.
• B)will be able to sell the car for almost as much as the initial purchase price because it was only driven for a week.
• C)will be able to sell the car for almost as much as the initial purchase price because the reason for the sale is not related to the quality of the car.
• D)will not be able to sell the car for the price a buyer would pay for a high-quality car because once a car has been driven at all it is no longer a high -quality car.

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