An Increase in the Demand for Lobster Due to Changes

question 152

Multiple Choice

An increase in the demand for lobster due to changes in consumer tastes,accompanied by a decrease in the supply of lobster as a result of bad weather reducing the number of fishermen trapping lobster,will result in

• A) a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of lobster and no change in the equilibrium price.
• B) an increase in the equilibrium price of lobster and no change in the equilibrium quantity.
• C) an increase in the equilibrium price of lobster; the equilibrium quantity may increase or decrease.
• D) a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of lobster; the equilibrium price may increase or decrease.

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Understand the function of key hormones in the human body.

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Definitions:

Indivisible

A characteristic of goods or factors that cannot be divided or separated into smaller units without losing value or utility.

Public Good

A product or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Price Mechanism

The process through which prices rise and fall as a result of changes in supply and demand, guiding economic decisions and resource allocation.

Communism

An economic system characterized by collective ownership of most resources and central planning.