A Point on the Demand Curve Shows the

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Multiple Choice

A point on the demand curve shows the

• A) minimum price that people are willing to pay for another unit of a good.
• B) dollars' worth of other goods that people must sacrifice to consume another unit of the good.
• C) maximum price that people are willing to pay for another unit of a good.
• D) consumer surplus a person gains from consuming a unit of a good.
• E) marginal benefit minus the consumer surplus from consuming another unit of a good.

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Definitions:

Net Float

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Short-term Investments

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Zero-balance Account

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Miller-Orr Model

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