A series of bad storms destroys a large portion of the year’s wheat crop. What will happen in the market for wheat bagels?

A leftward shift in demand would indicate that consumers are buying less wheat bagels due to changes in preferences or income. However, the issue at hand is a decrease in supply due to crop destruction, not a decrease in consumer desire for the product, so this choice does not accurately reflect the situation.

A rightward shift in supply would suggest that more wheat bagels are being produced, typically due to an increase in wheat availability or production capacity. In this scenario, the opposite is true; the storms have reduced the available wheat, leading to a leftward shift in supply rather than a rightward shift.

A rightward shift in demand would mean that consumers want to buy more wheat bagels, possibly due to a rise in income or a change in consumer tastes. However, the problem is not about increased demand; it is about a reduction in supply, which makes this option irrelevant to the situation.