Briefly explain whether each of the following represents a shift in supply or a change in quantity supplied. Use a graph to illustrate your answer. An increase in the use of corn in the production of ethanol has raised the cost of corn to farmers who use it as livestock feed. Speculators in world steel markets push the price of steel up, leading American steel companies to expand production.

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  1. Briefly explain whether each of the following represents a shift in supply or a change in quantity supplied. Use a graph to illustrate your answer.

    1. An increase in the use of corn in the production of ethanol has raised the cost of corn to farmers who use it as livestock feed.

    2. Speculators in world steel markets push the price of steel up, leading American steel companies to expand production.

 

 

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