Lauren Smith was relaxing after work with a colleague at a local bar. After a few drinks, she began expressing her feelings about her company's new control initiatives. It seems that as a result of controls put in place by the company, she now has to be more creative in solving problems and avoiding actions that might have a negative effect on her company's reputation. The level of control that the company is using in this case is a(n) .

Which of the following describes one of the ways that the demographics of an area affect the price of housing in that area? a. when more people have children, their incomes tend to be higher and the housing prices are also higher. b. older people are more likely to stay in their houses, creating a seller's market that keeps prices low. c. an area with a lower population density won't have enough construction workers to build new houses quickly. d. an area with younger people will have a higher demand for rentals and a lower demand for buying.