When Supply and Demand for a Product Decrease Simultaneously, We

question 43

Multiple Choice

When supply and demand for a product decrease simultaneously, we

• A) can predict that both equilibrium price and quantity will increase.
• B) can predict that both equilibrium price and quantity will decrease.
• C) cannot predict equilibrium price, but know that equilibrium quantity will decrease.
• D) cannot predict the change in either the equilibrium quantity or equilibrium price.

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