Related to the Economics in Practice on page 316: According to the Economics in Practice, which of the following statements is true?
A. Even though tastes tend to differ across areas, we tend to see a smaller variety of products available from an online retailer than from an individual brick-and-mortar retailer.
B. Because tastes tend to be roughly the same across areas, we would expect to see a about the same variety of products available from an online retailer as from an individual brick-and-mortar retailer.
C. Because tastes tend to differ across areas, we would expect to see a smaller variety of products available from an online retailer than from an individual brick-and-mortar retailer.
D. Because tastes tend to differ across areas, we would expect to see a wider variety of products available from an online retailer than from an individual brick-and-mortar retailer.
Answer: D
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