An Increase in the Number of Consumers

question 65

Multiple Choice

An increase in the number of consumers

• A) shifts the supply curve leftward.
• B) results only in a movement along the demand curve.
• C) shifts the demand curve rightward.
• D) Both answers B and C are correct.

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