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Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application 12th Edition by Walter Nicholson,Christopher Snyder

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1133189022
book Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application 12th Edition by Walter Nicholson,Christopher Snyder cover

Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application 12th Edition by Walter Nicholson,Christopher Snyder

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1133189022
Exercise 2
In the construction of the market demand curve shown in Figure, why is a horizontal line drawn at the prevailing price, P * x ? What does this assume about the price facing each person? How are people assumed to react to this price?
Figure Constructing a Market Demand Curve from Individual Demand Curves In the construction of the market demand curve shown in Figure, why is a horizontal line drawn at the prevailing price, P * x ? What does this assume about the price facing each person? How are people assumed to react to this price? Figure Constructing a Market Demand Curve from Individual Demand Curves    A market demand curve is the horizontal sum of individual demand curves. At each price, the quantity in the market is the sum of the amounts each person demands. For example, at P * X the demand in the market is X * 1 + X * 2 = X *.
A market demand curve is the horizontal sum of individual demand curves. At each price, the quantity in the market is the sum of the amounts each person demands. For example, at P * X the demand in the market is X * 1 + X * 2 = X *.
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