ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following will cause a shift of the demand curve for a good except
A
A change in income
B
A change in the price of the good
C
A change in the price of a closely related good
D
A change in preferences
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A change in the price of the product leads to movement along the demand curve and not a shift in the demand curve.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: A change in the price of a good does not shift the demand curve. Instead, it causes a movement along the demand curve.

Detailed explanation-3: -Factors that can shift the demand curve for goods and services, causing a different quantity to be demanded at any given price, include changes in tastes, population, income, prices of substitute or complement goods, and expectations about future conditions and prices.

Detailed explanation-4: -Increases in demand are shown by a shift to the right in the demand curve. This could be caused by a number of factors, including a rise in income, a rise in the price of a substitute or a fall in the price of a complement.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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