Use the Following to Answer Question 154

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question 154:
Figure: Speculation
-(Figure: Speculation) Today, speculators anticipating trouble in the Middle East will ______ the current supply of oil, causing the price of oil to _______.

• A) decrease; rise from B to A
• B) decrease; fall from A to B
• C) increase; rise from B to A
• D) increase; fall from A to B

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