Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 204

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following question(s) .
Figure 10-9

-If the economy were operating at point a in Figure 10-9,resource prices would tend to

• A)decrease and move the economy toward point c.
• B)decrease and move the economy toward point b.
• C)increase and move the economy toward point c.
• D)increase and move the economy toward point b.

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