ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A change in one of the non price factors of demand will cause ____
A
the entire demand curve to shift either to the right or the left
B
the demand curve to get shorter
C
no change in the demand curve
D
a change in the price of the good offered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Changes in factors like average income and preferences can cause an entire demand curve to shift right or left. This causes a higher or lower quantity to be demanded at a given price. Ceteris paribus assumption. Demand curves relate the prices and quantities demanded assuming no other factors change.

Detailed explanation-2: -The demand curve shifts to the left if the determinant causes demand to drop. That means less of the good or service is demanded. That happens during a recession when buyers’ incomes drop. They will buy less of everything, even though the price is the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -To sum up, if the income level of a population increases, the demand curve will shift to the right, since there is more quantity of demand at every price point. The opposite will happen if the income level drops. Now there will be less money to spend, and the demand curve will shift to the left.

Detailed explanation-4: -The demand curve shifts when the quantity of a product or service demanded at each price level changes. If the quantity demanded at each price level increases, the demand curve shifts rightward. Inversely, if the quantity demanded at each price level decreases, the demand curve will shift leftward.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shifts of the Demand Curve When price changes (ceteris paribus), there is a movement along the demand curve resulting in a change to quantity demanded. When a non-price determinant of demand changes, there is a shift of the entire demand curve resulting in a change to demand.

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