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How will each change affect the short-run supply curve of Walmart? A. shift left. B. shift right C. No change. D. Ambiguous, may shift left or right. (a) (3 pts) Walmart raises its minimum pay for most workers from $9/hour to $10/hour. (b). (3 pts) A supplier lowers the price of its product sold to Walmart. (e). (3 pts) Walmart starts to use robots to restock shelves, find and return misplaced products, and track inventory levels. (d). (3 pts) Walmart online sales nearly double due to COVID-19 Transmission Fears. (e) (3 pts) In order to compete with Amazon, Walmart offers its online customers various discounts on thousands of products. (1). (3 pts) Expand the store hours of most stores. (g). (3 pts) A $282 million lawsuit settlement for its questionable business practices overseas, including bribing Brazilian and Mexican officials for permits.

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