Scenario 4.4: the Demand Curve for the New Computer Game, Rock and Rock

question 58

Multiple Choice

Scenario 4.4:
The demand curve for the new computer game, Rock and Roll Trivia, is given as follows:
Q = 200 - 5P - .1Pc - .5Pd + .2A - I
where P is the price of the game
Pc is the price of a computer
Pd is the price of a diskette
A is the level of advertising
Q is the level of income
-See the information in Scenario 4.4. From this demand curve, one can infer that:

• A) an increase in advertising will cause an increase in the demand for Rock and Roll Trivia.
• B) Rock and Roll Trivia and computers are substitutes.
• C) Rock and Roll Trivia and diskettes are substitutes.
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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