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

question 288

Multiple Choice

-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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