ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would happen to the demand for a product if its price goes up?
A
the demand for the product falls
B
Nothing happens to the product’s demand
C
The demand becomes more inelastic
D
The demand for the product rises
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Substitutes are goods that satisfy a similar need or desire. a. An increase in the price of a good will increase demand for its substitute, while a decrease in the price of a good will decrease demand for its substitute.

Detailed explanation-3: -“The Law of Demand states other things being equal, the quantity demanded of a commodity increases when its price falls and decreases when its price rises. There are several assumptions of the Law of Demand.”

Detailed explanation-4: -A demand curve represents the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded for a given period of time. Typically, as the price rises, the demand falls; as a result, the curve slopes down from left to right.

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