-The Above Figure Shows the Market for Oil

question 288

Multiple Choice

-The above figure shows the market for oil. Because of the development of a new deep sea drilling technology the

• A) demand curve shifts from D₁ to D₂ and the supply curve does not shift.
• B) demand curve shifts from D₁ to D₂ and the supply curve shifts from S₁ to S₂.
• C) demand curve does not shift, and the supply curve shifts from S₂ to S₁.
• D) demand curve does not shift, and the supply curve shifts from S₁ to S₂.

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Definitions:

Smooth Consumption

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