In 1989, Hurricane Hugo Devastated Charleston, South Carolina, Leaving Residents

question 98

Multiple Choice

In 1989, Hurricane Hugo devastated Charleston, South Carolina, leaving residents with no electricity for light or refrigeration, and completely cut off from the outside world by fallen trees and washed-out roads.Consequently, the price of ice rose 1,000 percent and generators 300 percent.Tree removal firms were charging $4,000 to cut up a single tree.Outraged, the city government enacted an emergency law prohibiting price "gouging." This law is an example of

• A)the cost disease of services.
• B)a price ceiling.
• C)the laissez-faire rule.
• D)the indispensable necessity syndrome.

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