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bio_gurl

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Show that the slope of the market demand curve is the summation of the slopes of individuals' demand curves.
 
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If K-12 education is determined to be an inframarginal positive externality, this means that K-12 education is being underproduced.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The market demand is given by Q = D1(p) + D2(p) + ... + DN(p), where Di(p) is the demand for consumer i and there are N consumers. The addition rule of derivatives implies that the derivative of the market demand is the sum of derivatives of each individual's demand.

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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