Which of the following will shift the supply curve of good X rightward?
a) the price of Y, a substitute in production for good X, rises
b) an increase in the cost of capital used to produce good X
c) an increase in the price of energy
d) a decrease in the number of suppliers of good X
e) a decrease in the wages of workers employed to produce good X
Ans: e) a decrease in the wages of workers employed to produce good X
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