An oil refinery in Nigeria expands its distillation operations to satisfy a surge in domestic demand for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Because diesel and bitumen are derived from the exact same crude oil refining process alongside PMS, how will the market supply of diesel be affected?
- The supply of diesel will increase automatically as an inescapable byproduct of PMS refining.Cevap
- BThe supply of diesel will contract because refining capacity is redirected away from diesel toward PMS.
- CThe supply of diesel will remain entirely unaffected because consumer demand for diesel is independent of PMS demand.
- DThe market price of crude oil will decline immediately due to joint supply equilibrium.
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The supply of diesel will increase automatically as an inescapable byproduct of PMS refining.
PMS and diesel are byproducts of crude oil refining, representing joint (complementary) supply. Increasing the output of PMS requires processing more crude oil, which automatically increases the market supply of diesel.
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