Demand Is More Inelastic in the Short Term Because Consumers

question 11

Multiple Choice

Demand is more inelastic in the short term because consumers:

• A) are impatient.
• B) have no time to find available substitutes.
• C) are present-oriented.
• D) None of the preceding statements is correct.

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