The market demand curve for a particular good
A) is the horizontal sum of all individual demand curves for the good.
B) may be less than an individual demand curve for the good.
C) may or may not show a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
D) will not be affected by any of the determinants of individual demand.

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The market demand curve for a particular good is derived by horizontally summing all the individual demand curves for that good. This means adding up the quantities demanded by all consumers at each price level to get the total market demand at those prices.

The Market Demand Curve for a Particular Good