The Energy Efficiency of Buildings Can Be Improved by All

question 43

Multiple Choice

The energy efficiency of buildings can be improved by all of the following strategies, except

• A)use of energy-efficient appliances
• B)use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs
• C)plugging leaks
• D)building big windows into the northern side of new housing
• E)use energy-efficient windows

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A gauge for assessing how the demand or supply levels of an item react to price alterations.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a good or service changes in response to a change in income.

Inferior Good

A good for which a rise in income decreases the demand for the good.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good changes in response to a change in consumers' income.