Assume That Both the Demand Curve and the Supply Curve

question 96

Multiple Choice

Assume that both the demand curve and the supply curve for MP3 players shift to the right but the supply curve shifts more than the demand curve.As a result

• A)both the equilibrium price and quantity of MP3 players will decrease.
• B)the equilibrium price of MP3 players will decrease; the equilibrium quantity will increase.
• C)the equilibrium price of MP3 players may increase or decrease; the equilibrium quantity will decrease.
• D)the equilibrium price of MP3 players will increase; the equilibrium quantity will decrease.

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Definitions:

Base Rate

The minimum interest rate set by a central bank, which serves as a benchmark for banks and other lenders when setting their interest rates.

Risk Premium

The extra return above the risk-free rate that investors require as compensation for the risk of an investment.

Maturity Structure

The categorization of a company's or government's debt based on the lengths of time until those debts are due or mature.

Interest Rates

The fraction of a total amount of money that is levied as a fee for borrowing it, signifying the expense of taking out a loan or the earnings from putting money into savings.