Sarah's Demand Curve for Whiskey Has the Same Slope as Pete's;however,it

question 46

Multiple Choice

Sarah's demand curve for whiskey has the same slope as Pete's;however,it lies to the right of Pete's.An increase in the price of whiskey will cause

• A)Sarah to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than Pete will.
• B)Pete to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than Sarah will.
• C)Sarah and Pete to incur the same loss of consumer surplus.
• D)Sarah's demand curve to shift closer to Pete's.

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