ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the price of Nike soccer balls fell, Ronaldo purchased more Nike soccer balls, and fewer Adidas soccer balls. Which of the following best explains Ronaldo’s decision to buy more Nike soccer balls?
A
the substitution effect
B
the income effect
C
an increase in the demand for Nike soccer balls
D
the price effect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When the price of a product falls, the purchasing power of our money income rises and thus permits consumers to purchase more of the product. This statement describes: the income effect. When the price of Nike soccer balls fell, Ronaldo purchased more Nike soccer balls and fewer Adidas soccer balls.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answer is b. inflationary effect. Inflation is a measure of the increase in a price of something. As the prices rises, less of it can be purchased with a given unit of money.

Detailed explanation-3: -A change in price will cause a movement along a demand curve just as other variables cause it to shift.

Detailed explanation-4: -One reason that the quantity demanded of a good increases when its price falls is that the: lower price increases the real incomes of buyers, enabling them to buy more. price decline shifts the supply curve to the left.

Detailed explanation-5: -Other things equal, if the price of a key resource used to produce product X falls, the: Product supply curve of X will shift to the right.

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