For each of the following scenarios, determine if there is an increase or a demand for the good in italics.  a. The price of oranges increases. b. The price of production tires increases.  c. Samantha Brown, who is crazy about air travel, gets fired from her job.  d. A local community has an unusually wet spring and a subsequent problem with mosquitoes, which can be deterred with citronella.  e. Many motorcycle enthusiasts enjoy riding without helmets ( in states where this is not prohibited by law). The price of new motorcycle la rises.

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For each of the following scenarios, determine if there is an increase or a demand for the good in italics. 

a. The price of oranges increases.

b. The price of production tires increases. 

c. Samantha Brown, who is crazy about air travel, gets fired from her job. 

d. A local community has an unusually wet spring and a subsequent problem with mosquitoes, which can be deterred with citronella. 

e. Many motorcycle enthusiasts enjoy riding without helmets ( in states where this is not prohibited by law). The price of new motorcycle la rises. 

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