When Speculators Buy Gasoline During the Low Demand Spring in Order

question 18

True/False

When speculators buy gasoline during the low demand spring in order to sell it during the high demand summer, they cause an increase in dead weight loss in the spring that is more than made up for by an increase in social surplus in the summer.

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