Explain one possible effect on the equilibrium market price of an increase in production costs for firms. (2 marks)

An increase in a firm's production costs might also mean a fall in a firm's willingness to supply a product, thereby resulting in a fall in the quantity of the product supplied, resulting in a new higher equilibrium market price for said product.

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