In order to raise revenue in the city of Hamlet, the city considered assessing a local tax on food served in restaurants. When forecasting the amount of revenue that would be generated by the new tax, the budget officials suggested that about 10% of current customers would likely quit eating out in Hamlet and drive to the nearest town. This is an example of

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.