What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee when there is a leftward shift of the supply curve for tea? Explain.  Explain why when the demand curve for a good is relatively elastic, a one percent increase in the price of the good will decrease total consumer expenditures on that good.

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Section3.3: The Market: Putting Supply And Demand Together
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What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee when there is a leftward shift of the supply curve for tea? Explain. 

Explain why when the demand curve for a good is relatively elastic, a one percent increase in the price of the good will decrease total consumer expenditures on that good.

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