In the Market for Fertilizer

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Multiple Choice

In the market for fertilizer,

• A) an increase in the wage rate paid to the workers who produce fertilizer increases the supply of fertilizer.
• B) a decrease in the cost of equipment increases the supply of fertilizer.
• C) an increase in the wage rate paid to the workers who produce fertilizer has no effect on the supply of fertilizer if the production of fertilizer is labor intensive.
• D) an increase in income increases the supply of fertilizer if fertilizer is a normal good.

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