Consumers Are Generally Willing to Spend More Time Researching Cars

question 84

Multiple Choice

Consumers are generally willing to spend more time researching cars before making a purchase than they do researching paper towels because:

• A)​the cost of gathering information about paper towels is very small
• B)​the cost of gathering information about cars is less than the cost of gathering information about paper towels
• C)​the cost of gathering information about cars is less than the cost of gathering information about paper towels.
• D)​the net benefit from gathering additional information about paper towels is likely much greater than the net benefit derived from gathering additional information about cars.

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