What is the difference between a change in demand and a change in quantity demanded?


A change in quantity demanded is caused by a change in the price of the product and is represented as a movement along a stationary demand curve. A change in demand is caused by a change in the determinants of demand and is illustrated as a horizontal shift of the entire demand curve.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Suppose the Fed sells a $50,000 U.S. Treasury security to Martha, a member of the public. If Martha writes a check to the Fed in order to buy this security, the money in her checking account will be transferred to

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Which statement is true?

A. The highest paid professional athletes earn economic rent. B. Economic rent is paid on land, but not in the form of wages. C. Economic rent is earned mainly by the poor and the lower middle class. D. Economic rent is paid in proportion to the marginal revenue product of a resource.

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