Which of the Following Could Have Caused the Price of Gasoline

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could have caused the price of gasoline to reach nearly $6 per gallon in some parts of the South on Labor Day weekend,2007?

• A)The greed of the sellers.
• B)The temporary shutdown of offshore oil wells due to Hurricane Katrina.
• C)The temporary shutdown of some of the oil refineries due to Hurricane Katrina.
• D)All of these choices are correct.

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