Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Demand and Supply Shifters

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Use the following to answer question(s) : Demand and Supply Shifters

-(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters) The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose consumer incomes increase.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for dress ties, a normal good?

• A) Panel (a)
• B) Panel (b)
• C) Panel (c)
• D) Panel (d)

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