Wheat Is the Main Input in the Production of Flour

question 56

Multiple Choice

Wheat is the main input in the production of flour.All else equal,if the price of wheat decreases,what would we expect

• A)the supply of flour to decrease
• B)the demand for flour to decrease
• C)the supply of flour to increase
• D)the demand for flour to increase

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