Exhibit 3-5 Supply for Tucker's Cola Data
Quantity supplied per week(millions of gallons)
Price pergallon
6
$3.00
5
2.50
4
2.00
3
1.50
2
1.00
1
.50
As shown in Exhibit 3-5, the price and quantity supplied by sellers of Tucker's Cola have a(n) ____ relationship.
A. direct.
B. inverse.
C. negative.
D. zero.
Answer: A
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