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Commerce · Q139

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 139

Q139

What best explains a shift in market supply curve to the right?

A.
An advertising campaign is successful in promoting the good
B.
A new technique makes it cheaper to produce the good
Answer
C.
The government introduces a tax on the good
D.
The price of raw materials increases

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A new technique makes it cheaper to produce the good best explains a shift in market supply curve to the right. A rightward shift in the supply curve, say from a new production technology, leads to a lower equilibrium price and a greater quantity.