-The Table Above Shows the Situation in the Gasoline Market

question 200

Multiple Choice

-The table above shows the situation in the gasoline market in Tulsa,Oklahoma.If the price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.65,then

• A) there is a surplus of gasoline in Tulsa.
• B) there is a shortage of gasoline in Tulsa.
• C) the gasoline market in Tulsa is in equilibrium.
• D) without more information we cannot determine if there is a surplus, a shortage, or an equilibrium in the gasoline market in Tulsa.
• E) there is neither a surplus nor a shortage, but the market is NOT in equilibrium.

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Definitions:

Reflective Thinking

Type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and beliefs in the light of evidence and implications.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process wherein a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.

Post-formal Thought

is an advanced stage of cognitive development, following Piaget's formal operational stage, characterized by complex, reflective, and contextual thinking.