If there is a decline in the price of milk, an input in the production of ice cream, then there will be a(n)
A. increase in the quantity of ice cream supplied and a movement down along the supply curve.
B. increase in the supply of ice cream and a rightward shift of the supply curve.
C. decrease in the quantity of ice cream supplied and a movement up along the supply curve.
D. decrease in the supply of ice cream and a leftward shift of the supply curve.
Answer: B
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