ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would NOT cause a demand curve to shift?
A
a change in a consumer’s income level
B
a change in population
C
a change in a consumer’s expectations
D
a change in the price of a product.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. A change in any other factors will shift the demand curve to the left or to the right.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -Therefore, if product A is inferior good, the demand of product A will reduce when money income increases and demand curve for product A will shift leftwards.

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