Question 7 • Economics
Selling dress shoes instead of sneakers changes what the store offers, so high school athletes who want sneakers may stop shopping there. The store may also have sports socks left unsold because fewer sneaker shoppers are likely to buy them. Lower supplier costs for dress shoes would be a reason for the decision, not an effect of it. Declining sneaker sales happened before the decision, so it is a possible cause rather than an effect.
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