The Average Demand Curve Slopes Downward Due to All of the Following

question 138

Multiple Choice

The average demand curve slopes downward due to all of the following EXCEPT

• A) the law of increasing relative costs.
• B) the laws of diminishing marginal utility.
• C) the real-income effect.
• D) the principle of substitution.

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