Figure 3-5 -Assume There Is a Shortage in the Market for Digital

question 141

Multiple Choice

Figure 3-5
-Assume there is a shortage in the market for digital music players. Which of the following statements correctly describes this situation?

• A) The demand for digital music players is greater than the supply of digital music players.
• B) Some consumers will be unable to obtain digital music players at the market price and will have an incentive to offer to buy the product at a higher price.
• C) The price of digital music players will rise in response to the shortage; as the price rises the quantity demanded will increase and the quantity supplied will decrease.
• D) the shortage will cause an increase in the equilibrium price of digital music players.

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