2. What happens to price and quantity in the market for cigarettes, when:a. A cure for lung cancer is found.b. A government ban of smoking in restaurants.c. The University of North Carolina invents a fertilizer that increases tobacco yieldper acre.d. The price of lighters and matches increases.

a) Since a cure for lung cancer is found, people will be less bothered about their health problems…

Answered: 2. What happens to price and quantity…

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