4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Question Workspace Consider the market for capital equipment. Suppose the market price of firms' output decreases. Holding all else constant, the equilibrium quantity of capital equipment will a. not be able to be determined without more information. b. increase. c. decrease. d. not change.
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