Refer to Scenario 3

question 89

Multiple Choice

Refer to Scenario 3.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 3.3:
-Mustard and mayonnaise are substitutes.
-Mustard and relish are complements.
-Mustard is a normal good.
-During the summer, about 50% of all mustard was recalled by manufacturers and removed from store shelves.
-Refer to Scenario 3.3. The mustard recall would have caused the equilibrium price of mayonnaise to ________ and the equilibrium quantity of mayonnaise to ________.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) decrease; increase
• D) decrease; decrease

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