A Well-Known Women's College Whose Tuition Lagged Below Similar Schools

question 189

Multiple Choice

A well-known women's college whose tuition lagged below similar schools found recruiting difficult and enrollment falling.A substantial tuition increase was implemented, and dormitories were soon full again.This can be explained by

• A)the law of demand.
• B)the fact that education at the school was an inferior good.
• C)the fact that people sometimes base perceptions of quality on price (snob effect).
• D)elastic demand.

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