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Price per gallonQuantity Demanded (thousands of gallons) Quantity Suppliedof ga soline (thousands of gallons) $4.506002,000$4.257001,900$4.008001,800$3.759501,700$3.501,2001,600$3.251,5001,500$3.001,8001,400$2.752,1001,300$2.502,4001,200\begin{array}{ccc} \text{Price per gallon} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Quantity Demanded }\\\text{(thousands of gallons) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Quantity Supplied} \\\text{of ga soline }\\\text{(thousands of gallons) }\end{array} \\\hline\$ 4.50 & 600 & 2,000 \\\$ 4.25 & 700 & 1,900 \\\$ 4.00 & 800 & 1,800 \\\$ 3.75 & 950 & 1,700 \\\$ 3.50 & 1,200 & 1,600 \\\$ 3.25 & 1,500 & 1,500 \\ \$ 3.00 & 1,800 & 1,400 \\\$ 2.75 & 2,100 & 1,300 \\\$ 2.50& 2,400 & 1,200\end{array}
-Refer to Exhibit. Assuming the market for gasoline is initially in equilibrium, what is likely to happen when there is a significant decrease in the price of sport utility vehicles? (Assume that sport utility vehicles get very low gas mileage.)


A) The market price and quantity of gasoline exchanged will both decrease.
B) The market price for gasoline will increase and the quantity demanded will decrease.
C) The market price of gasoline will decrease and the quantity demanded will increase.
D) Both the market price and quantity of gasoline exchanged will increase.

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