What Will Happen to the Equilibrium Price and Quantity of New

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Multiple Choice

What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of new cars if the price of gasoline rises, the price of steel rises, public transportation becomes cheaper and more comfortable, and auto-workers negotiate higher wages?

• A)Price will fall, and the effect on quantity is ambiguous.
• B)Price will rise, and the effect on quantity is ambiguous.
• C)Quantity will fall, and the effect on price is ambiguous.
• D)Quantity will rise, and the effect on price is ambiguous.

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Definitions:

Nonrival in Consumption

A characteristic of some goods or services where one person's consumption does not reduce availability for others.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a product or service, a key concept used in decision-making and pricing strategies.

Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from its use and one person's use does not reduce availability to others.

Grocery Store

A retail store that sells food and other household goods.