What is demand?
A a graphic representation of a demand schedule
B consumers buying more of a good when its price decreases and less
when its price increases
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a table that lists the quantity of a good all consumers in a market will
buy at each different price
D the desire to own something and the ability to pay for it
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The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.