Mercantilism is best described by which of the following statements. a: an early for of capitalism. b: an example of a command economy. c: an example of free market economy. in capitalism supply and demand should accomplish which of the following. a: allow supply to exceed demand. b: allow demand to exceed supply. c: have enough tension between the two to create the need for both. which of the following is true about capitalism. a: it was written about by aristole and plato. b: it was first described by adam smith. c: it is the economy system favored by fascist regime.