Seller A, Has an Upward-Sloping Supply Curve, and Is Willing

question 291

Multiple Choice

Seller A, has an upward-sloping supply curve, and is willing to supply 400 units of a commodity at a price of $5 per unit. Seller A is now willing to supply 500 units at a price of $5 per unit. Evidently, seller A has experienced a(n) :

• A) increase in supply.
• B) decrease in supply.
• C) increase in quantity supplied.
• D) decrease in the quantity supplied.
• E) decrease in demand.

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