The market system communicates changes in market conditions and elicits appropriate responses from businesses and resource suppliers through changes in prices. This is known as the:
A. Guiding function of prices
B. Monetary function of prices
C. Circular flow of income
D. Market determination of prices
Answer: A
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The above figure shows the market for winter jackets. In an effort to keep the nation warm, the president places a price ceiling of $100 in the market for winter jackets
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