Multiple Choice
When Hurricane Andrew passed through Louisiana in the summer of 1992, approximately a quarter of the sugar cane crop was destroyed. Ceteris paribus,
A) the supply of sugar decreased, and the price of sugar increased.
B) the supply of sugar decreased, and the price of sugar decreased.
C) the demand for sugar increased, and the price of sugar increased.
D) the demand for sugar decreased, and the price of sugar decreased.
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