If the Price of an Item Can Freely Adjust, a Market

question 285

Multiple Choice

If the price of an item can freely adjust, a market will

• A) always move towards equilibrium.
• B) always have an excess quantity demanded.
• C) always have an excess quantity supplied.
• D) never move towards equilibrium because prices are always increasing.

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