People Often Complain About Price Gouging After a Disaster Such

question 82

Multiple Choice

People often complain about price gouging after a disaster such as a hurricane. Suppose the government successfully prevented price increases due to the disaster. We would expect

• A) reconstruction to take longer because the quantity supplied of new materials would increase more slowly.
• B) reconstruction to take less time because the demand for materials would increase faster.
• C) reconstruction never to occur.
• D) reconstruction to take less time because the government could rebuild more quickly when people are not in the way.

---

Definitions:

Cholangiogram

An imaging test that uses a contrast dye to visualize the bile ducts for diagnostic purposes.

Cholecystogram

An X-ray exam of the gallbladder, which uses a special dye to highlight abnormalities.

Anteroposterior

Relating to or indicating direction from the front to the back of the body.

Posteroanterior

Pertaining to or involving passage from the back to the front, especially reference to the direction of an X-ray beam.