If the price of gasoline rises sharply and the demand for sports utility vehicles falls, then the two goods are

Refer to Scenario 5.5. Jalopy Automotive's executives,

A) if risk-neutral, would fix the flaw because it enables them to have a sure outcome. B) if risk-neutral, would fix the flaw because the cost of fixing the flaw is less than the expected cost of not fixing it. C) if risk-loving, would fix the flaw because it enables them to have a sure outcome. D) if risk-averse, would not fix the flaw because the cost of fixing the flaw is more than the expected cost of not fixing it. E) would fix the flaw regardless of their risk preference, because of the large probability of high-cost outcomes.

Your friend notices that U.S. auto production and U.S. population growth have moved together over several decades. He reasons that one way to slow population growth is for the government to order the auto makers to cut back on production. You gently point out to him that he

a. is correct only when the economy is in a recession b. has mistakenly inferred causation from observed correlation c. has ignored secondary effects d. has committed the fallacy of composition e. is correct only when the United States enjoys economic growth