The following two individual demand curves represent the entire market for a commodity. What is the market demand curve for the commodity? Show the market demand in equation and graphical form. (a) P = 60 - 10Q (b) P = 60 - 15Q

What will be an ideal response?


P = 60 - 6Q and demand intercepts are P = 60 and Q = 10.

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