Coffee and Sugar Are Complements

question 390

Multiple Choice

Coffee and sugar are complements. If a poor sugar harvest leads to an increase in the price of sugar, there will also be

• A) an increase in the price of coffee.
• B) a decrease in the price of coffee.
• C) a rightward shift in the demand curve for coffee.
• D) a leftward shift of the supply curve of coffee.

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SML

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