Given That Milk and Cookies Are Complements, Suppose the Price

question 188

Multiple Choice

Given that milk and cookies are complements, suppose the price of flour (an ingredient in cookies) rises.What happens in the market for cookies?

• A) The equilibrium price and quantity rise.
• B) The equilibrium price rises, and the equilibrium quantity falls.
• C) The equilibrium price and quantity fall.
• D) The equilibrium price falls, and the equilibrium quantity rises.

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