What will happen to the market for gasoline, if both the price of air travel increases and the wages of oil field workers rise? a) Equilibrium price rises b) Equilibrium price and quantity increase c) Equilibrium price and quantity falls d) Equilibrium quantity rises

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What will happen to the market for gasoline, if both the price of air travel increases and the wages of oil field workers rise?

a) Equilibrium price rises

b) Equilibrium price and quantity increase

c) Equilibrium price and quantity falls

d) Equilibrium quantity rises

 

I believe that an increase in wages leads to an increase in income, which will lead to an increase in the demand for normal goods. So I have a feeling that the demand curve for gasoline will shift to the right (increase). But I don't know how the price of airline tickets would affect gasoline. 

 

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Demand for a commodity would change with a change in the price of related commodities. A change in the price of resources used in the production of the commodity would cause a change in the supply of the commodity. 

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