**article does not need to be read**

In the attached article titled "Advanced Auto Parts Stock Slides After Profit Miss" the sixth paragraph reads: "During a call with analysts, Mr. Greco [the CEO] tied "temporary industry softness" to economic uncertainty for low-income consumers, the acceleration of new-car sales from 2010 and mild weather that has reduced the need for seasonal repairs".The phrase "temporary softness" implies:

a.The demand curve was further to the right or up than originally expected or forecast.

b.The demand curve was further to the left or down than originally expected or forecast.

c.Both the demand curve and supply curve were further to the right than originally expected or forecast.

d.Both the demand curve and supply curve were further to the left than originally expected or forecast.

e.The demand curve was further to the left or down than originally expected or forecast while the supply curve was further to the left or back than originally forecast.