Suppose that bicycles are produced by a perfectly competitive, constant-cost industryWhich of the following will have a larger effect the long-run price of bicycles: a government program to advertise the health benefits of bicyclingor (2) a government program increases the demand for steel, an input in the manufacture of bicycles that is produced in an increasing cost industry ? O. Option 1: shifts the demand curve out and increases the price. O. Option 2: shifts the supply curve up and increases the price O. Option 2: it shifts the demand curve up and increases the quantity. O. Option 2: shifts the supply curve up and increases the quantity.

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