Refer to the Following:
the Estimated Demand for a Good $\hat { Q } = 4,800 - 16 P - 0.65 M - 1.5 P _ { R }$

question 22

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following:
The estimated demand for a good is

$\hat { Q } = 4,800 - 16 P - 0.65 M - 1.5 P _ { R }$
where Q is the quantity demanded of the good, P is the price of the good, M is income, and
$P _ { R }$ is the price of related good R.
-The coefficient on P

• A) violates the law of demand.
• B) is negative as dictated by the law of demand.
• C) should not be greater than one (in absolute value).
• D) should have the same sign as the coefficient on \(P _ { R }\) .
• E) both c and d

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