Coffee and tea are substitutes in consumption.If there is an increase in the price of coffee,assuming a positively sloped supply curve and a negatively sloped demand curve,total surplus in the tea market:

A) will increase.
B) will decrease.
C) will not change.
D) may change,but we cannot determine the change without more information.

Positively Sloped

Describes a line on a graph that moves upward as one moves from left to right, indicating a direct relationship between two variables.

Negatively Sloped

A term used in economics to describe a line on a graph that moves downwards from left to right, indicating an inverse relationship between two variables.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total benefits to society from trading a good or service.