Which of the Following Does Not Illustrate the Idea of Creative

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not illustrate the idea of creative destruction?

• A) Digital downloads have shrunk the market for CDs and DVDs.
• B) Online retail sales have increased, while brick-and-mortar sales have slowed down.
• C) The opening of a new mall reduces the traffic in another mall.
• D) A firm has to destroy some of the expired products in its inventory.

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Definitions:

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, where goods and services are produced for profit in a competitive market.

Biopiracy

Unauthorized appropriation of traditional biological and genetic knowledge, resources, and practices of indigenous peoples.

Indigenous Areas

Regions historically inhabited and recognized as the ancestral lands of indigenous peoples, often characterized by specific legal and social recognition.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with Indian tribes.