Suppose there is an increase in the supply of a good. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The closer the demand curve is to being vertical, the larger the decrease in equilibrium price, and the smaller the increase in equilibrium quantity.

B. The closer the demand curve is to being horizontal, the larger the decrease in equilibrium price, and the smaller the increase in equilibrium quantity.

C. The closer the demand curve is to being vertical, the smaller the decrease in equilibrium price, and the larger the increase in equilibrium quantity.

D. The closer the demand curve is to being vertical, the larger the increase in equilibrium price, and the smaller the decrease in equilibrium quantity.


A. The closer the demand curve is to being vertical, the larger the decrease in equilibrium price, and the smaller the increase in equilibrium quantity.

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