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Explain the key differences between quantity demanded and demand using an example with Price.

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Demand: Demand is the range of quantities that buyers are willing and able to buy at a range of demand prices. It is ALL points that make up a demand curve.

Quantity Demanded: Quantity demand is a specific quantity that buyers are willing and able to buy at a specific demand price. It is but ONE point on a demand curve.

A change in demand is a change in the entire price-quantity relation that makes up the demand curve. It means that a ...

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