Along a Given Upward-Sloping Supply Curve,a Decrease in Price Will

question 103

Multiple Choice

Along a given upward-sloping supply curve,a decrease in price will cause producer surplus to:

• A)increase.
• B)decrease.
• C)stay the same.
• D)We cannot determine what producer surplus will do without information about the demand curve.

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