Suppose When the Price of Hybrid Automobiles Rises,consumers Buy Fewer

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suppose when the price of hybrid automobiles rises,consumers buy fewer hybrid automobiles.This implies that

• A)there is a positive relationship between hybrid automobile prices and quantities purchased by consumers.
• B)there is a negative relationship between hybrid automobile prices and quantities purchased by consumers.
• C)there is a direct relationship between hybrid automobile prices and quantities purchased by consumers.
• D)there is a one-to-one relationship between hybrid automobile prices and quantities purchased by consumers.

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Definitions:

Electromagnetic Radiation

Energy that travels through space in the form of waves, encompassing a broad spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays.

Absorption

The process by which one substance takes up or holds another substance at the interface between them or within its internal structure.

Photon Energy

The energy carried by a single photon, proportional to its frequency and inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Vacuum

A space devoid of matter, where the pressure is much less than atmospheric pressure.