Which of the Following Statements About the Consumers' Responses to Rising

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the consumers' responses to rising gasoline prices is correct?

• A)About 10 percent of the long-run reduction in quantity demanded arises because people drive less and about 90 percent arises because they switch to more fuel-efficient cars.
• B)About 90 percent of the long-run reduction in quantity demanded arises because people drive less and about 10 percent arises because they switch to more fuel-efficient cars.
• C)About half of the long-run reduction in quantity demanded arises because people drive less and about half arises because they switch to more fuel-efficient cars.
• D)Because gasoline is a necessity,consumers do not decrease their quantity demanded in either the short run or the long run.

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Input

Refers to the resources used in the production of goods and services, such as labor, raw materials, and capital.

Returns To Scale

The change in output as all inputs are increased proportionally in the production process.

Inputs

The resources such as labor, materials, and capital that are used in the production process to create goods and services.

Returns To Scale

The rate at which output increases in response to proportional increases in all inputs or factors of production.