Increases in the wage rates of coal miners and decreases in the price of natural gas would cause the price of coal to

A. rise, but the equilibrium quantity of coal would rise or fall depending on the magnitude of the changes.
B. rise, fall, or remain unchanged depending on the magnitude of the changes, but the equilibrium quantity of coal would increase.
C. fall, but the equilibrium quantity of coal would rise or fall depending on the magnitude of the changes.
D. rise, but the equilibrium quantity of coal would fall.
E. rise, fall, or remain unchanged depending on the magnitude of the changes, but the equilibrium quantity of coal would fall.


Answer: E

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