ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main casue of a change in quantity demanded?
A
price
B
changes in revenue
C
substitution
D
income effect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An increase in quantity demanded is caused by a decrease in the price of the product (and vice versa). A demand curve illustrates the quantity demanded and any price offered on the market. A change in quantity demanded is represented as a movement along a demand curve.

Detailed explanation-2: -Income is not the only factor that causes a shift in demand. Other things that change demand include tastes and preferences, the composition or size of the population, the prices of related goods, and even expectations.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the price goes up, the quantity demanded goes down (but demand itself stays the same). If the price decreases, quantity demanded increases. This is the Law of Demand. On a graph, an inverse relationship is represented by a downward sloping line from left to right.

Detailed explanation-4: -The income of the consumer increases. Cost of the substitute goods increases. Prices of the complementary goods decreases. Taste and preferences of the consumers increases.

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