If the Perfectly Competitive Market Supply of Pork Bellies Shifts

question 3

Multiple Choice

If the perfectly competitive market supply of pork bellies shifts from Q_S,93 = 250 + 50P to Q_S,94 = 400 + 40P,and the market demand is given by Q_D = +10,000 - 200P,then the change in equilibrium price will be:

• A) $2.
• B) $1.
• C) $0.
• D) -$1.
• E) -$2.

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