To Calculate the Market Demand Curve from Individual Demand Curves

question 134

Multiple Choice

To calculate the market demand curve from individual demand curves:

• A) vertically sum the individual demand curves.
• B) horizontally sum the individual demand curves.
• C) exponentiate the individual demand curves.
• D) add up the prices of the individual demand curves, holding the quantities constant.

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