Exhibit 5-17 Consider Exhibit 5-17

question 243

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 5-17 Consider Exhibit 5-17.Demand curves D₁, D₂ and D₃ represent the demand for food, apples and fruit.Which represents which?

• A)D₁ is apples, D₂ is fruit and D₃ is food
• B)D₁ is fruit, D₂ is food and D₃ is apples
• C)D₁ is food, D₂ is apples and D₃ is food
• D)D₁ is food, D₂ is fruit and D₃ is apples
• E)impossible to tell without more information

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