Figure 17.1.1 -Refer to Figure 17.1.1 Above. as Buyers of High-Quality Cars

question 65

Multiple Choice

Figure 17.1.1
-Refer to Figure 17.1.1 above. As buyers of high-quality cars lower their expectations of the average quality of a car in the market,

• A) both demand curves initially shift down.
• B) both demand curves shift up before shifting down.
• C) the demand in panel (a)shifts down and the demand in panel (b) shifts up.
• D) the demand curves may shift up and down unpredictably.

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