Hurricane Katrina destroyed oil and natural gas refining capacity in the Gulf of Mexico. This subsequently drove up natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil prices. As a result, this should

A) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right.
B) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left.
C) move the economy down along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve.
D) move the economy up along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve.


B

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