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Suppose a Downward-Sloping Demand Curve Intersects the Horizontal Axis at a Point

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Suppose a downward-sloping demand curve intersects the horizontal axis at a point where quantity demanded equals 1250 units.What is the "value" that consumers place on the 1250th unit of this good?


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