Refer to the Accompanying Diagram

question 127

Multiple Choice

Refer to the accompanying diagram.Which of the following scenarios would explain this change in equilibrium?

• A) A number of firms left the market.
• B) A number of buyers entered the market, and a number of firms entered the market.
• C) The price of a complement of this good increased.
• D) The price of a substitute of this good increased.
• E) The price of this good decreased.

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