Figure 7-12 -Refer to Figure 7-12.When the Price Falls from P2 to Falls

question 446

Multiple Choice

Figure 7-12

-Refer to Figure 7-12.When the price falls from P2 to P1,which of the following would not be true?

• A) The sellers who still sell the good are worse off because they now receive less.
• B) Some sellers leave the market because they are not willing to sell the good at the lower price.
• C) The total cost of what is now sold by sellers is actually higher than it was before the decrease in the price.
• D) Producer surplus would fall by area A + B.

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