A Decrease in Supply Means

question 109

Multiple Choice

A decrease in supply means:

• A) a shift to the left of the entire supply curve.
• B) moving downward (to the left) along the supply curve with lower prices.
• C) less will be demanded at every price.
• D) more will be supplied at every price.

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