If the Price of Steel Increases Drastically, the Quantity of Steel

question 6

Multiple Choice

If the price of steel increases drastically, the quantity of steel demanded by the building industry will fall significantly over the long run because

• A)buyers of steel are more sensitive to a price change if they have more time to adjust to the price change.
• B)buyers of steel are less sensitive to a price change if they have more time to adjust to the price change.
• C)sales revenue in the building industry will fall sharply.
• D)profits will fall by a greater amount in the long run than in the short run.

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Definitions:

Credit Decreases

In accounting, actions that decrease liabilities or increase assets, typically reflected in the credits column of a ledger.

Account

A record that summarizes financial transactions of a specific type, such as revenue, expenses, assets, or liabilities.

Credit

An accounting entry that increases a liability or equity account, or decreases an asset or expense account.

Increased

A term indicating that a numerical value, quantity, or financial metric has gone up from a previous measurement.