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Supply Up thinking about Demand Shift or Supply Shift Demand Shift or Supply Shift Adding up demand functions Adding up demand functions P P • Suppose we have the demand functions for North Po Dakota and South Dakota. • To get the combined demand functions, add them up horizontally. • Suppose we have the demand Po functions for North Dakota and South Dakota. DND Demand Shift or Supply Shift DSD Q Demand Shift or Supply Shift DND DSD D Q 5 Adding up demand functions P • Suppose we have the demand functions for North Po Dakota and South Dakota. • To get the combined demand functions, add them up horizontally. End DND Q ND Q SD o o Shift Demand Shift or Supply DSD Qo D Q ©2004 Charles W. Upton Demand Shift or Supply Shift 6