If Consumers Expect Future Prices to Be Higher

question 50

Multiple Choice

If consumers expect future prices to be higher

• A) they substitute current purchases for future purchases of perishable products.
• B) stockpiling will happen when products are durable in nature.
• C) the position of the demand will not change.
• D) the demand for automobiles today will not change.

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