Figure 4-21 -At Price P₁ in Figure 4-21, What Will Tend to What

question 68

Multiple Choice

Figure 4-21

-At price P₁ in Figure 4-21, what will tend to happen?

• A)There will be a shortage, and the price will fall.
• B)There will be a shortage, and the price will rise.
• C)There will be a surplus, and the price will rise.
• D)There will be a surplus, and the price will fall.
• E)Equilibrium will occur in the market.

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