When people move to an area of the world that was previously unpopulated,we expect more consumers and more producers to spring up in that area.What would we expect to happen to the price and quantity in the markets where this happens?
A) The equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will go up.
B) The equilibrium price will go down and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.
C) The equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go up.
D) The equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.
E) The equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go down.

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With more consumers and producers, demand and supply both increase, leading to an increase in equilibrium quantity, but the effect on equilibrium price is indeterminate as it depends on the relative shifts in demand and supply.

When People Move to an Area of the World That