Supply and Demand: End of Chapter Problems6. Suppose the market for tomatoes is in equilibrium, and events occur that simultaneously shift both the demand and supplycurves to the right. If this is the only information you have, what can you say about how the equilibrium price or quantitywould be affected?The equilibriumO quantity would increase, whereas the direction of the change in equilibrium price would be indeterminate.price would increase, whereas the direction of the change in equilibrium quantity would be indeterminate.O price and quantity would both decrease.price and quantity would both increase.Question Source: Chiang 4e - Economics Principles For A Changing WorldPublisher: Worth Publishersa9:39 PM64°F10/13/2021SP

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Suppose that a storm hits Antalya and wipes out tomato crop. What effect will this have on the Antalya tomato market? O Market prices wil increase, and the quantity will decrease Market prices will stay the same, and quantity will decrease. Market prices will stay the same, and quantity will rise O Market prices will fall, and quantity will rise O Market prices will fall, and the quantity will decrease
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