If Seagram's Marketers Found That the Firm's Crown Royal Bourbon

question 83

Multiple Choice

If Seagram's marketers found that the firm's Crown Royal bourbon was a prestige product and raised its price, which of the following would most likely happen?

• A)The quantity demanded would immediately fall.
• B)The quantity demanded would always increase.
• C)Above some price level, the quantity demanded would begin to decrease.
• D)The demand curve for the product would always shift to the right.
• E)The demand curve for the product would always shift to the left.

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