The Strategy Used by the Cattle Ranchers in Response to Price

question 4

Multiple Choice

The strategy used by the cattle ranchers in response to price ceilings imposed on beef by the Nixon administration was ineffective in the long run because of

• A) shifting consumer demands in favor of horsemeat.
• B) an unprecedented grain surplus.
• C) the limited time in which to market a perishable product.
• D) a surprising lack of consumer responsiveness to lower prices.
• E) the increasing foreign demand for U.S. beef.

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