Because of the high cost of fuel, railroads such as Union Pacific Corp and CSX Corp have increased the price they charge to haul freight. This change means that
A) the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted leftward.
B) the supply curve for hauling freight has shifted leftward.
C) the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted rightward.
D) the supply curve for hauling freight has shifted rightward.
E) neither the supply curve nor the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted; the only change is that the price is higher.
B
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a. 500 years b. 100 years c. 75 years d. 30 years e. 10 years
If consumer tastes are changing more in favor of the consumption of a particular good the
a. market demand curve will shift to the left. b. consumer will move up a given demand curve, decreasing the quantity demanded. c. consumer would move down a given demand curve, decreasing the quantity demanded. d. consumer would move down a given demand curve, increasing the quantity demanded. e. market demand curve would shift to the right.