Furious Toyz Corporation makes skateboards, which it sells to consumers, including Gitana. Gitana is injured due to a defect in the board that causes an accident in which Haley, a bystander, is also injured. In a product liability suit based on strict product liability, Furious Toyz may be liable to .

Which of the following situations is most likely to change a buyer's market into a seller's market? a. a natural disaster that drives away a lot of the population. b. the price of building materials suddenly going up. c. the government buys up a lot of houses to build a new freeway. d. a factory laying off a lot of workers in the area.