When a Market Is Not in Equilibrium

question 8

Multiple Choice

When a market is not in equilibrium:

• A)government intervention is required to achieve equilibrium.
• B)firms will increase contributions to political action committees.
• C)the economic motives of sellers and buyers will move the market to its equilibrium.
• D)it will simply stay in a state of disequilibrium.

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