In 2014, the Price of Peanuts Was Rising, Which Led

question 205

Multiple Choice

In 2014, the price of peanuts was rising, which led peanut butter sellers and peanut butter buyers to expect the price of peanut butter would rise in the future. Consequently, in the current market for peanut butter there was ________ which resulted in a ________ in the price of peanut butter and ________ in the quantity of peanut butter.

• A) a decrease in supply of peanut butter and an increase in demand for peanut butter; rise; an increase, decrease or possibly no change
• B) a decrease in supply of peanut butter and a decrease in demand for peanut butter; rise, fall, or possibly no change; a decrease
• C) an increase in supply of peanut butter and a decrease in demand for peanut butter; fall; an increase, decrease or possibly no change
• D) a decrease in supply of peanut butter and an increase in demand for peanut butter; fall; an increase, decrease or possibly no change

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