The Market Demand Curve for Mousetraps Is

question 91

Multiple Choice

The market demand curve for mousetraps is

• A) found by summing the quantities of mousetraps demanded at each income level by each buyer.
• B) found by summing the prices of mousetraps at each quantity of mousetraps demanded by each buyer.
• C) the horizontal sum of the individual demand curves for mousetraps of all the buyers.
• D) Both answers B and C are correct.
• E) Both answers A and C are correct.

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