Short-Term Price Swings for Farm Products Are Partially the Result

question 55

Multiple Choice

Short-term price swings for farm products are partially the result of

• A)Producers acting collectively to bid up prices.
• B)The high income elasticity of food demand.
• C)The high price elasticity of food demand.
• D)Time lags between the production decision and the resultant harvest.

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