The Figure Given Below Shows the Demand Curves [D₁ and D₂]

question 110

Multiple Choice

The figure given below shows the demand curves [D₁ and D₂] and the supply curve [S₁] of capital.Figure 17.1

-If people expect the price of a stock to rise in future, the demand curve for the stock:

• A)becomes positively sloped.
• B)shifts to the right.
• C)becomes horizontal.
• D)becomes vertical.
• E)shifts to the left.

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