Suppose You Can Write Generic Supply and Demand Curves Such $\mathrm { Q } _ { \mathrm { S } } = \mathrm { A } + \mathrm { BP }$

question 25

Multiple Choice

Suppose you can write generic supply and demand curves such that $\mathrm { Q } _ { \mathrm { S } } = \mathrm { A } + \mathrm { BP }$ and $Q _ { D } = D + C P$ .If firms produce more when price rises,B must be.

• A)positive
• B)negative
• C)0

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