Suppose Over the Next Several Years the Productivity of Firms

question 72

Multiple Choice

Suppose over the next several years the productivity of firms producing electric cars improves dramatically.The advance in productivity leads to

• A) a decrease in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts leftward.
• B) a decrease in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts rightward.
• C) an increase in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts leftward.
• D) an increase in the supply electric cars so that the supply curve shifts rightward.
• E) no change in the supply of electric cars, only a change in the quantity supplied of electric cars.

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Definitions:

Chemical Synapse

A junction between two nerve cells where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.

Presynaptic Terminal

The end part of a nerve cell (neuron) that communicates signals to another neuron or muscle cell across a synapse.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The region of a neuron that receives and responds to neurotransmitter signals from another neuron at a synapse.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or electrical charge across a cellular membrane, typically neurons, signaling along the nerve.