All Else Being Equal, a Negative Supply Shock

question 25

Multiple Choice

All else being equal, a negative supply shock:

• A) causes consumer surplus to increase and producer surplus to decrease.
• B) causes consumer surplus to decrease and producer surplus to increase.
• C) causes both consumer and producer surplus to increase.
• D) causes both consumer and producer surplus to decrease.

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