The Cost of Producing Aspirin Increases Simultaneously as Doctors Find

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Multiple Choice

The cost of producing aspirin increases simultaneously as doctors find that one aspirin per day reduces the risk of heart attacks. The supply of aspirin ________ and the demand for aspirin ________ so that the equilibrium price of aspirin ________.

• A) increases; increases; rises
• B) decreases; increases; rises
• C) increases; decreases; might rise, fall, or stay the same
• D) decreases; increases; might rise, fall, or stay the same

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