Use the graph to answer the question that follows.

Graph titled Market Supply has price along the vertical axis and quantity along the horizontal axis. Price values range from 0 to 25 dollars while quantity values range from 0 to 250 units. A line labeled S slopes upward and to the right on the graph. The line has two labeled points. Point A is at 10 dollars and 100 units. Point B is at 20 dollars and 200 units.

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Which statement explains the graph?
As the manufacturing for a product rises, the supply remains constant.
As the price rises, suppliers produce more of the product.
As the quantity of a product increases, the price falls.
As the price of a product falls, the supply increases.

1 answer

The correct statement that explains the graph is:

As the price rises, suppliers produce more of the product.

This is consistent with the upward-sloping nature of the supply curve, which indicates that higher prices incentivize suppliers to increase production.