Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 116

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Supply Shifts
-(Figure: Supply Shifts) In the figure, the initial supply curve is S₁. If producers form expectations that the price will be lower in the near future, S₁ will:

• A) shift to S₂ now.
• B) shift to S₃ now.
• C) not shift now.
• D) only shift to S₃ in the future.

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