Microeconomics (2nd Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134492049
Author: Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John List
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 7P
To determine
Demand curve graph in the following cases:
(a) Appendectomy operations when quantity demanded will always remain
(b) Lemonade market at prices above and below
(c) A buyer is willing to purchase 20 units at any amount below
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Vivian conducted market research on her company’s products. She found that after the company raised the price of its product by $1.50, the demand in the uptown region remained the same with only minor fluctuations. However, she found that the demand in the downtown region dropped by 20 percent after the price change. How should Vivian take these demands into consideration?
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C) The demand curve will shift to the right, causing the price of cauliflower to rise.
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