In Which of the Following Cases Can We Be Certain

question 147

Multiple Choice

In which of the following cases can we be certain that a natural resource has become scarcer?

• A)both the demand for the resource and the supply of the resource have increased
• B)both the demand for the resource and the supply of the resource have decreased
• C)demand for the resource is unchanged and the supply of the resource has increased
• D)the demand for the resource has decreased and the supply of the resource is unchanged

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