Recall the Application About Falling Oil Prices and Their Effect

question 2

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about falling oil prices and their effect on the U.S. economy to answer the following question(s) .
-According to this Application, lower oil prices will ________ the prices of gasoline and heating oil which will ________ the amount of money that consumers have to spend.

• A) increase; decrease
• B) increase; increase
• C) decrease; decrease
• D) decrease; increase

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