Exhibit 3-7 Refer to Exhibit 3-7. If S₁ Is the Relevant Supply

question 218

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 3-7
Refer to Exhibit 3-7. If S₁ is the relevant supply curve, a decline in technology in the  production of good X causes

• A)the supply of good X to shift from S₁ to S₂
• B)the supply of good X to shift from S₁ to S₃.
• C)a movement along S₁ perhaps from point A to point B.
• D)a movement along S₁ perhaps from point A to point C.
• E)no change in the supply of good X.

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Interest Period

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