Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 50

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Figure 3.5.2
Original equilibrium at 1.
-Refer to Figure 3.5.2,which represents the market for tacos.A new scientific study reveals that tacos cause bad breath.Simultaneously,the cost of producing tacos increases.What is the new equilibrium,ceteris paribus?

• A)2
• B)3
• C)9
• D)4

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