In competitive markets, surpluses or shortages will
A. cause changes in the quantities demanded and supplied that tend to eliminate the excess production or excess demand.
B. cause shifts in the demand and supply curves that tend to eliminate the excess production or excess demand.
C. cause changes in the quantities demanded and supplied that tend to intensify the excess production or excess demand.
D. never exist because the markets are always at equilibrium.
Answer: A
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