The Market Demand Curve in Perfect Competition Is Found by

question 154

Multiple Choice

The market demand curve in perfect competition is found by

• A) horizontally summing the supply curves of the individual firms in the industry.
• B) horizontally summing the demand curves of the individual consumers.
• C) utility maximizing behavior of the "representative consumer."
• D) the interaction of supply and demand at the individual firm and consumer levels.

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