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Instead, assume that global economic expansion causes the quantity of tin demanded to increase by 4 million pounds at each price To maintain price of tin at the target price you would ?

Correct answer: A. sell 4 million pounds of tin

  • A. sell 4 million pounds of tin
  • B. sell 8 million pounds of tin
  • C. buy 4 million pounds of tin
  • D. buy 8 million pounds of tin

Explanation

A 4-million-pound rightward shift in demand would raise the price unless supply also increased by 4 million pounds at the target price. The buffer-stock authority must therefore sell 4 million pounds of tin.

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