What Is a Demand Curve

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Multiple Choice

What is a demand curve?

• A) the downward-sloping line relating the price of the good to the quantity demanded
• B) the upward-sloping line relating price to quantity supplied
• C) the curve that relates income to quantity demanded
• D) the curve that shows the same relationship between two goods as a production possibilities frontier

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Definitions:

Real Numbers

All the numbers that can be found on the number line, including both positive and negative numbers, zero, and irrational numbers.

Exponential Expression

An expression that involves a base raised to the power of an exponent, indicating repeated multiplication.

Additive Inverse

The additive inverse of a number is a value that, when added to the original number, results in zero. For example, the additive inverse of 5 is -5.

Multiplicative Inverse

Also known as the reciprocal, it is a number which, when multiplied by the original number, results in a product of one.