If the Demand for Computer Scientists Increases Relative to Their

question 127

Multiple Choice

If the demand for computer scientists increases relative to their supply,

• A) the wages of computer scientists will decline.
• B) a computer science major will be more attractive to college students.
• C) the employment of computer scientists will fall.
• D) there will be a surplus of computer scientists.

Explain the relationship between price and quantity supplied and the formation of supply curves.

Understand the concept of supply and demand and how changes in these affect market prices.

Identify factors that shift supply and demand curves.

Distinguish between normal, inferior, complement, and substitute goods.

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Ciliated Larvae

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