When Certain Consumer Products Are in High Demand, Producers Might

question 24

Multiple Choice

When certain consumer products are in high demand, producers might buy extra materials and equipment and when demand subsides, producers will cut back on their material purchases. This describes ____ demand.

• A) joint
• B) inelastic
• C) consumer
• D) fluctuating
• E) elastic

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Definitions:

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A secondary alcohol that is derived from hexane by substituting a methyl group and a hydroxyl group at the second carbon.

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