The Bigger the Shortage for a Good or Service,the ____________

question 56

Multiple Choice

The bigger the shortage for a good or service,the ____________ the seller of the good or service will or can be to an individual customer _________. (We are assuming here that the shortage cannot,for legal reasons,be alleviated through a rise in price.)

• A) more polite; without having sales adversely affected
• B) ruder; without having sales adversely affect
• C) more polite; even though sales will be adversely affected
• D) ruder; even though sales will be adversely affected

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Definitions:

Acid-test Ratio

A financial metric that measures a company's ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its quick assets, excluding inventory.