From the Accompanying Table, We Can See That the Demand

question 45

Multiple Choice

From the accompanying table, we can see that the demand curve for ice skates by hockey players will be the demand curve for recreational skaters. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Price of Ice } \\\text { Skates }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { Demanded } \\\text { (hockey } \\\text { players) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { Demanded } \\\text { (recreational } \\\text { skaters) }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 10 & 95 & 70 \\\hline \$ 20 & 85 & 60 \\\hline \$ 40 & 75 & 45 \\\hline \$ 50 & 65 & 25 \\\hline \$ 60 & 60 & 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) steeper than
• B) flatter than
• C) unrelated to
• D) the same as
• E) the inverse of

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