The Price-Quantity Combination Found Where the Supply and Demand Curves

question 77

Multiple Choice

The price-quantity combination found where the supply and demand curves intersect is a unique combination that is efficient because

• A) producers can sell as much as they want.
• B) total surplus is maximized.
• C) tax revenue is sufficient to pay for government services.
• D) consumers can buy as much as they want.
• E) new products are being introduced.

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Definitions:

Slopes Downward

Describes a line or curve on a graph that decreases in value as it moves from left to right, often used in the context of supply and demand curves.

Concave

Describes a shape or curve that is curved inward, resembling the inner surface of a sphere or circle.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations showing combinations of goods or services that give a consumer equal satisfaction and utility.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of it that consumers are willing to purchase at different prices.