Several advertisements announce that the price of hand sanitizer will be decreasing next month. At the same time, the price of rubbing alcohol, an ingredient used to make hand sanitizer has decreased. Given these two effects, what can we say about the current equilibrium price and quantity of hand sanitizer? O a. Equilibrium price will increase, equilibrium quantity will decrease. O b. Equilibrium quantity will decrease; the effect on price is ambiguous. O c. Equilibrium quantity will increase; the effect on price is ambiguous. O d. Equilibrium price will decrease; the effect on quantity is ambiguous.

Suppose that the incomes of buyers in a particular market for a normal good decrease and there is also a reduction in input prices. What would we expect to occur in this market? Select one: O a. Equilibrium quantity would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous. cross out O b. The equilibrium price would decrease, but the impact on the amount sold in the market would be ambiguous. cross out cross out O c. Equilibrium quantity would increase, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous. cross out O d. The equilibrium price would increase, but the impact on the amount sold in the market would be ambiguous.

A large disruption in the world oil supply increases the price of oil for a long while. What will happen to the price and quantity of Hybrid cars in the U.S.? O Equilibrium price rises, equilibrium quantity rises. O Equilibrium price falls, equilibrium quantity rises. Equilibrium price rises, equilibrium quantity falls O Equilibrium price rises, equilibrium quantity falls

Which of the following pair of events leads to a DEFINITE decrease in the price of baby food? * An increase in the birth rate and a decrease in wages for workers in the baby food industry. O An increase in the birth rate and an increase in regulations for baby food production. O An increase in the birth rate and a decrease in regulations for baby food production. A decrease in the birth rate and a decrease in wages for workers in the baby food industry. A decrease in the birth rate and an increase in wages for workers in the baby food industry.