When Economists Talk About a Demand Schedule for a Product

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Multiple Choice

When economists talk about a demand schedule for a product, they mean

• A) the amount of a good that consumers intend to purchase at each price in a set of possible prices in a given time period.
• B) the amount of a good that consumers are able to purchase (though they might not be willing to) at different prices in a given period of time.
• C) the amount of a good that consumers intend to purchase at only one particular price in a given period of time.
• D) the amount of a good that producers are willing to make available for sale at a particular price in a given time period.

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