The Downward Slope of a Demand Curve

question 135

Multiple Choice

The downward slope of a demand curve

• A) shows that, as the price of a good rises, consumers increase the quantity they demand.
• B) indicates how the quantity demanded changes when incomes rise and the good is a normal good.
• C) indicates how demand changes when the price changes and the good is a normal good.
• D) indicates how demand changes when incomes rise and the good is a normal good.
• E) represents the law of demand.

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