Other Things Constant, Which of These Is Likely to Increase

question 102

Multiple Choice

Other things constant, which of these is likely to increase the supply of tomatoes in the market?

• A) the introduction of expensive mechanized tomato pickers
• B) an increase in the wage rate of tomato pickers
• C) a decrease in the cost of fertilizer for tomato plants
• D) unseasonably hot, dry weather in the tomato-growing regions of the nation that affects crop yield
• E) a decrease in the price of tomato ketchup

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