The Demand Curve for a Good Is

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Multiple Choice

The demand curve for a good is

• A)a line that relates the price to quantity demanded.
• B)a line that relates income to quantity demanded.
• C)a line that will shift only if the price of a related good changes.
• D)the same thing as a production possibilities frontier, except the axes are labeled differently.

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