Other things remain equal, which of the following factors causes the market supply curve of Blue-ray players to shift leftwards? a. The costs of producing a single Blue-ray plaver increases.
b. The number of firms selling Blue-ray players increases.
c. The sellers are expecting the price of Blue-ray players to decline in the soon future.
d. Non of the above factors causes the market supply curve of Blue-ray players to shift leftwards

Moon flower cosmetics company executives are aware that their asian customer base is interested in advanced skin care treatments beyond moon flower's traditional herbal and organic compounds. moon flower and a large american chemical company are in discussions to create a 50-50 partnership in a new firm, which would create skin care treatments based on innovative chemical formulations that would be marketed both in asia and in the united states. beyond being a cross-border alliance, this partnership can be called a(n)a. nonequity strategic alliance.b. joint venture.c. horizontal complementary alliance.d. equity strategic alliance.