Recent medical research revealed that the presence of gluten in oats can cause celiac disease in the elderly. since the elderly are an important consumer segment in this market, industry experts predicted a fall in the price of commercially-available oats. however, after the publication of the research, the price of oats actually increased. which of the following, if true, would explain this outcome? (a) suppliers of oats did not react to the news because they believed any change in demand would be temporary.(b) another research study noted that the gluten-content in oats, also used as livestock feed, does not affect the animals.(c) all consumers of oats, including the elderly, drastically reduced their consumption.(d) the availability of substitutes, such as wheat and barley, increased in the market.(e) the supply of oats came down drastically, with some major participants exiting the market.

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

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8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.