Use the Following to Answer Questions: Table: Equilibrium Adjustment -(Table: Equilibrium Adjustment) Refer to the Table

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions: Table: Equilibrium Adjustment $$\begin{array} { c c c } \hline \text { Price } & \text { Quantity Demanded } & \text { Quantity Supplied } \\\hline \$ 10 & 100 & 160 \\8 & 120 & 145 \\6 & 130 & 130 \\4 & 140 & 115 \\2 & 150 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-(Table: Equilibrium Adjustment) Refer to the table. If the price in the free market is $2, then a:

• A) surplus of 50 units would exist, and price would fall.
• B) surplus of 50 units would exist, and price would rise.
• C) shortage of 50 units would exist, and price would rise.
• D) shortage of 50 units would exist, and price would fall.

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Definitions:

Common Stockholders

Individuals or entities that own shares of common stock in a corporation, giving them rights to dividends and voting in shareholder meetings.

Net Income

Net earnings of a company, calculated by subtracting all costs, including taxes and expenses, from its overall revenue.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders.

Stock Split

A corporate action that increases the number of a corporation's outstanding shares by dividing each share, which in turn reduces the price per share.