Researchers Attribute the Recent Rise in New Cases of HIV

question 90

Multiple Choice

Researchers attribute the recent rise in new cases of HIV to safe-sex fatigue.What does this mean?

• A)the feeling of being fed up with always practicing safer sex behaviors
• B)a belief that HIV is curable and therefore safe-sex practices are no longer needed
• C)a sense of invincibility which leads people to abandon safer sex practices
• D)lack of knowledge about HIV which causes a naivety about safe sex

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Definitions:

Insensitive to Price

A characteristic of demand wherein the quantity demanded by consumers changes very little with a change in the product's price.

Unit Elastic

A situation in economics where the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price, resulting in no change in total revenue.

Total Revenue

The overall financial returns a corporation secures by selling products and providing services across a certain interval.

Very Elastic

Very elastic describes demand that significantly changes in response to small changes in price, indicating high sensitivity of consumers.