With a Downward Sloping Demand Curve and an Upward Sloping

question 204

Multiple Choice

With a downward sloping demand curve and an upward sloping supply curve for a product, a decrease in resource prices will:

• A)increase equilibrium price and quantity.
• B)decrease equilibrium price and quantity.
• C)decrease equilibrium price and increase equilibrium quantity.
• D)increase equilibrium price and decrease equilibrium quantity.

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