In 2014, the price of peanuts was rising, which lead peanut butter sellers and peanut butter buyers to expect the price of peanut butter would rise in the future. Suppose the effect on the sellers was larger than the effect on the buyers
Consequently, in the current market for peanut butter there is a ________ in the price of peanut butter and ________ in the quantity of peanut butter. A) rise; an increase
B) rise; a decrease
C) fall; a decrease
D) fall; an increase
B
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The overriding factor in analyzing long-run changes in the exchange rate is:
a. the exchange rate in the period t- 1. b. how a permanent change in the supply of money is transmitted to prices and interest rates. c. the reaction of traders as they conduct arbitrage and speculation. d. the notion that there is no long run, only a series of short-run measurements.
Which of the following would most likely cause a country's production possibilities set to shift outward at every point along the frontier?
A) a decrease in idle capital B) a decrease in unemployment C) a general technological advance that affects all sectors of the economy D) a technological advance in only one sector of the economy E) none of the above