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Figure 3-5 Figure 3-5   -In Figure 3-5, if the initial demand for margarine were D<sub>1</sub>, an increase in the price of butter, which is a substitute for margarine, would tend to cause which of the following changes in the market for margarine? A)  a shift in the demand curve from D<sub>1</sub> to D<sub>2</sub> B)  a shift in the demand curve from D<sub>2</sub> to D<sub>1</sub> C)  a movement along demand curve D<sub>1</sub> from a to b D)  a movement along demand curve D<sub>1</sub> from b to a
-In Figure 3-5, if the initial demand for margarine were D1, an increase in the price of butter, which is a substitute for margarine, would tend to cause which of the following changes in the market for margarine?


Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The extra revenue received from the sale of an additional unit of a product or service.

Elasticity Of Demand

A metric reflecting how demand for a commodity reacts to price adjustments.

Profit-Maximizing Price

The price level at which a company can sell its product to maximize its profit, calculated by understanding demand and cost structures.

Lerner Index

A measure of a firm's market power, calculated as the difference between price and marginal cost relative to price.

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