The "Other Things Equal" Assumption Is Employed When

question 210

Multiple Choice

The "other things equal" assumption is employed when:

• A) The graph of a given relationship is shifting up or down
• B) Economists draw a two-dimensional (or two-axes) graph
• C) The relationship in direct, but not when it is inverse
• D) The relationship in inverse, but not when it is direct

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