Which of the following will shift the supply curve to the right?
a) A change in consumer tastes and preferences.
b) Government regulation of production.
c) A decrease in the price of inputs to production.
c. A decrease in the price of inputs. The cost of production falls, the supply curve shifts to the left. The equilibrium price falls and quantity increases. This is the answer.
a) is a demand determinant.
b) will cause the supply curve to shift to the left.
Which of the following will shift the supply curve to the right? a) A change in...
Which of the following might cause the supply curve for an inferior good to shift to the right? a. an increase in input prices b. a decrease in consumer income c, an improvement in production technology that makes production of the good more prod. a decrease in the number of sellers in the market
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Which of the following would cause a shift to the right of the supply curve for coffee? I. A large increase in preference for coffee. II. A large decrease in the price of a cup of coffee. III. A good harvest of coffee bean. - Select one: I only II only II and III only III only