A Market Demand Curve Shows

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Multiple Choice

A market demand curve shows

• A) the relationship between price and the number of buyers in a market.
• B) how quantity demanded changes when the number of buyers changes.
• C) the sum of all prices that individual buyers are willing and able to pay for each possible quantity of the good.
• D) how much of a good all buyers are willing and able to buy at each possible price.

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Definitions:

Consumer Demand

The desire of purchasers, consumers, or buyers for a particular good or service supported by the ability and willingness to pay for it.

Midpoint Formula

A method used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, measuring the relative response to changes in price or income, based on the average of initial and final values.

Quantity Effect

The change in the quantity demanded or supplied as a result of changes in price, holding all else constant.

Price Effect

The impact on consumer demand and supply of goods or services caused by a change in the price of those goods or services.