If supply decreases and demand increases: a. the market clearing price definitely falls, and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate. b. the market clearing price definitely rises, and the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate. c. the effect on the market clearing price is indeterminate, and the equilibrium quantity definitely falls. d. the market clearing price definitely rises, and the equilibrium quantity falls.

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.