Table 1 -1

question 16

Multiple Choice

Table 1 -1. Supply and Demand for Personal Computers

-Refer to Table 1 -1. At a market price of $1,700, there will be

• A) a surplus or a shortage of 2,000 computers.
• B) a shortage of 2,000 computers.
• C) a surplus of 2,000 computers.
• D) neither a surplus nor a shortage of computers as the market is in equilibrium at this price.

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