Assume the costs of production in the U.S. auto industry are rising and, at the same time, the prices of Japanese-made autos are decreasing. What would reasonably be expected to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of U.S.-made autos?
A) Price will increase; quantity cannot be determined.
B) Price will decrease; quantity cannot be determined.
C) Quantity will increase; price cannot be determined.
D) Quantity will decrease; price cannot be determined.
D
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a. It begins at the origin and increases before decreasing again. b. The total variable cost curve is the same at all levels of output. c. The total variable cost curve is increasing but at a decreasing rate. d. It begins at the origin and is always increasing. e. There is no such thing as a total variable cost curve.