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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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Effect

A psychological principle that suggests agreeing to a small request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Compliance

The act of conforming to or following rules, standards, or laws, or yielding to a request or command from an authority.

Low-Ball Technique

A strategy in which someone makes a very attractive initial offer to get a person to commit to an action and then makes the terms less favorable.

Norm of Reciprocity

A social expectation that people will respond to each other in kind—returning benefits for benefits provided and responding to actions with similar actions.