| Prices determine how resources are to
be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in
limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States
is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and
sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor,
professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The
interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price
of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of
prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything
else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service o A. The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System B. The Complexities of the Price System C. Credit Terms in Transactions D. Resource Allocation and the Public Sector [多项选择]recycling water
raising water prices installing water saving devices making more use of rain water desalinating sea water promoting water-saving technology [判断题]Deregulation results in lower prices for consumers.
[填空题]Prices of commodities should be adjusted downward because ___________________________ (消费与收入不成比例).
[简答题]That publishers set consumer prices will generate a chance to ______ for publishers.
[填空题]Increases in oil prices hurt developing economies more than developed ones.
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Bush Concerned about Rising Gas Prices President Bush says a variety of global forces are to blame for crude oil prices topping ＄70 a barrel. "There is a tight supply worldwide, and we have got an increasing demand from countries like India and China, which means that, any disruption in supply, or perceived disruption of supply, is going to cause the price of crude to go up, and that affects the price of gasoline," he said. The president says prices are also up due to increasing domestic demand, as Americans are driving more, now that the cold winter weather is ending, and because states are switching their fuel-mix to a warmer-weather blend. "The combination of these changes creates higher gasoline prices, and I am concerned about higher gasoline prices. I am concerned about what it means for working families and small businesses, and I am also mindful that the government has the responsibility to make sure that we 我来回答: 提交
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