Sarah's demand curve for shoes has the same slope as Pete's; however,it lies to the right of Pete's.An increase in the price of shoes will cause
A) Sarah to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than Pete will.
B) Pete to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than Sarah will.
C) Sarah and Pete to incur the same loss of consumer surplus.
D) Sarah's demand curve to shift closer to Pete's.

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Since Sarah's demand curve lies to the right of Pete's, it indicates that at any given price, Sarah is willing to purchase more shoes than Pete. Therefore, an increase in the price of shoes would affect a larger quantity of purchases for Sarah than for Pete, leading to a greater loss of consumer surplus for Sarah.

Sarah's Demand Curve for Shoes Has the Same Slope as Pete's;