The cost of producing aspirin increases simultaneously as doctors find that one aspirin per day reduces the risk of heart attacks. The supply of aspirin ________ and the demand for aspirin ________ so that the equilibrium price of aspirin ________

A) increases; increases; rises
B) decreases; increases; rises
C) increases; decreases; might rise, fall, or stay the same
D) decreases; increases; might rise, fall, or stay the same


B

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The following would cause an upward shift in the C + I + G + X curve EXCEPT

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