According to the text, when management selects a price or quantity, it also selects the other. Explain why this is true.

What will be an ideal response?


The firm’s demand curve determines what quantity can be sold at various prices. Each point on the demand curve represents a price-quantity pair. Therefore, selecting one means selecting the other.

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