|Question 4Verbal

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In the early 1990s, the price of mass-produced comic books rose dramatically, which had the counterintuitive effect of        demand: buyers who hadn't previously wanted to purchase comics suddenly thronged the market, believing prices would continue to rise and the comics could be resold later at a profit.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
monetizing
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precipitating
B
stabilizing
C
exploiting
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