In the Article on SUV Sales Titled "SUV Sales Drop

question 39

Multiple Choice

In the article on SUV sales titled "SUV Sales Drop with Gasoline Price Rise" suggests that

• A) SUV sales are very responsive to gasoline, which is a substitute good to SUVs.
• B) SUV sales did not respond all that much to a rise in gasoline prices, indicating that demand is inelastic for SUVs.
• C) Gasoline and SUVs are complementary goods, and when the price of gasoline rose, the demand for SUVs fell.
• D) The sign on the cross-price elasticity formula will be positive for SUVs and gasoline.

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