University towns with major football programs experience an increase in demand for hotel rooms during home football weekends. hotel management responds to the increase in demand by increasing the price they charge for a room. periodically, there is an outcry against the higher prices and accusations of "price gouging."

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.