Which Statement About Price Controls Is Most Correct

question 268

Multiple Choice

Which statement about price controls is most correct?

• A) Price controls often hurt the people they are designed to help.
• B) Price controls always help the people they are designed to help.
• C) Price controls have minimal adverse effects.
• D) Price controls make economic sense even if they have adverse effects.

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Definitions:

Pitch

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the highness or lowness of a tone.

Tonotopic Map

The organization of different frequencies of sounds within the auditory system, particularly the cochlea and auditory cortex.

Basilar Membrane

A structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that plays a key role in the sense of hearing by vibrating in response to sound.

Sound Wave

A type of pressure wave generated by vibrating objects, traveling through a medium like air or water and capable of being heard when they reach a sentient being's ear.