A Fat Cat,ever Conscious of Its Weight,walks into an Elevator

Multiple Choice

A fat cat,ever conscious of its weight,walks into an elevator and steps on a scale.The elevator begins to accelerate downward.While the elevator is accelerating,the scale reads

A) more than when the elevator is stationary.
B) more than if the elevator were accelerating upward.
C) less than when the elevator is stationary.
D) a negative value.
E) Insufficient information is given to answer correctly.