Imagine workers in the oil industry in Louisiana have gone on strike to demand higher wages. Without workers, many pipelines and refineries have been forced to temporarily shut down. Oil is a raw material used to produce gasoline, and there are no real materials or goods that can be used as a substitute.
How will the oil workers’ strike most likely affect the gasoline industry?
a. the supply of gasoline will increase.
b. the supply of gasoline will decrease.
c. the demand for gasoline will decrease.
d. the demand for gasoline will stay the same