Equilibrium Price Must Decrease When Demand

question 156

Multiple Choice

Equilibrium price must decrease when demand

• A)increases and supply does not change,when demand does not change and supply decreases,and when demand decreases and supply increases simultaneously.
• B)increases and supply does not change,when demand does not change and supply decreases,and when demand increases and supply decreases simultaneously.
• C)decreases and supply does not change,when demand does not change and supply increases,and when demand decreases and supply increases simultaneously.
• D)decreases and supply does not change,when demand does not change and supply increases,and when demand increases and supply decreases simultaneously.

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Definitions:

Starch

Coiled polysaccharide of glucose monomers. Principal form of stored sugars in plants.

Fatty Acid

Organic compound that consists of an acidic carboxyl group “head” and a long hydrocarbon “tail.” Can be saturated or unsaturated.

Hydrophilic

Describes a substance that dissolves easily in water.

Carboxyl Group

A functional group consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group (-COOH), found in organic acids.