If Supply and Demand Both Simultaneously Increase

question 281

Multiple Choice

If supply and demand both simultaneously increase

• A) the market clearing price definitely rises, and the equilibrium quantity definitely falls.
• B) the market clearing price definitely rises, and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate.
• C) the market clearing price definitely falls, and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate.
• D) the effect on the market clearing price is indeterminate, and the equilibrium quantity definitely rises.

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