Price Total Individual Quantitles Demanded per Quantity Candy Тех Dex Rex Demanded $8 3 7 8 2 12 6 3 4 19 17 6 27 4 23 5 8. I| || || || || 6 00 + + + + + LO + + + + +

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Suppose there are three buyers of candy in a market: Tex, Dex, and Rex. The market demand and the individual demands of Tex, Dex, and Rex are shown in the following table.
a. Fill in the table for the missing values.
b. Which buyer demands the least at a price of $5? The most at a price of $7?
c. Which buyer’s quantity demanded increases the most when the price is lowered from $7 to $6?
d. Which direction would the market demand curve shift if Tex withdrew from the market? What if Dex doubled his purchases at each possible price?
e. Suppose that at a price of $6, the total quantity demanded increases from 19 to 38. Is this a “change in the quantity demanded” or a “change in demand”?

Price
Total
Individual Quantitles Demanded
per
Quantity
Candy
Тех
Dex
Rex
Demanded
$8
3
7
8
2
12
6
3
4
19
17
6
27
4
23
5
8.
I| || || || ||
6 00
+ + + + +
LO
+ + + + +
Transcribed Image Text:Price Total Individual Quantitles Demanded per Quantity Candy Тех Dex Rex Demanded $8 3 7 8 2 12 6 3 4 19 17 6 27 4 23 5 8. I| || || || || 6 00 + + + + + LO + + + + +
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