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Question
If the income of a consumer increases, discuss briefly its likely impact on the demand for a inferior good, Good X.
Solution
Inferior goods are those which are low in quality. The demand for such goods share a negative relationship with the income such that the demand for inferior goods will decrease as the income increases and vice-versa. This is because with an increase in income, the consumers will now shift to better quality goods. So, the demand for inferior goods will decrease with an increase in income.
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Demand for a good is termed inelastic through the expenditure approach when if (choose the correct alternative)
a) Price of good falls, expenditure on it rises
b) Price of the good falls, expenditure in it falls
c) Price of the good falls, expenditure on it remains unchanged
d) Price of the good rises, expenditure in it falls
When the income of the consumer falls the impact on a price-demand curve of an inferior good is: (choose the correct alternative)
a. Shifts to the right.
b. Shifts of the left.
c. There is upward movement along the curve.
d. There is downward movement along the curve
Define or explain the following concept :
Effective demand .
Fill in the blank using proper alternative given in the bracket:
Perfectly inelastic demand curve is.....................................................
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Perfectly inelastic demand curve is parallel to ‘X’ axis.
Fill in the blank with appropriate alternatives given in the bracket:
The law of demand states ________ relation between demand and price.
State whether the following statement is TRUE and FALSE
Demand curve slopes upward from left to right.
State whether the following statement is TRUE and FALSE
When demand increases, the demand curve shifts to the left.
Define or explain the following concept:
Derived demand
Answer the following question.
Discuss the relationship between the income of the consumer and demand for a commodity with respect to normal goods, inferior goods, and necessities.
We say that there is a decrease in demand when ______
Identify the correct pair of items from the following Columns I and II:
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) Budget Line | (a) Normal goods |
| (2) Bajra | (b) Inferior goods |
| (3) Consumer equilibrium | (c) Luxurious goods |
| (4) Elastic Demand | (d) M = Px*x + py*y |
Aggregate demand can be decreased by:
Which of the following is correct?
Read the following news report and answer the Q.97-Q.100 on the basis of the same:
The quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy and is able to afford, given the prices of goods and the consumer's tastes and preferences is called demand for the commodity. Whenever one or more of these variables change, the quantity of the good Chosen by the consumer is likely to change as well. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function. Thus, the consumer's demand function for a good gives the amount of the good that the consumer chooses at different levels of its price when the other things remain unchanged.
Assertion: The income of the consumers remains unchanged
Reason: Commodity should be a normal good.
Select the correct alternative from the following.
Read the following news report and answer the Q.97-Q.100 on the basis of the same:
The quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy and is able to afford, given the prices of goods and the consumer's tastes and preferences is called demand for the commodity. Whenever one or more of these variables change, the quantity of the good Chosen by the consumer is likely to change as well. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function. Thus, the consumer's demand function for a good gives the amount of the good that the consumer chooses at different levels of its price when the other things remain.
In which of the following cases there will be leftward shift in demand?
Read the following news report and answer the Q.97-Q.100 on the basis of the same:
The quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy and is able to afford, given the prices of goods and the consumer's tastes and preferences is called demand for the commodity. Whenever one or more of these variables change, the quantity of the good Chosen by the consumer is likely to change as well. The relation between the consumer's optimal choice of the quantity of a good and its price is very important and this relation is called the demand function. Thus, the consumer's demand function for a good gives the amount of the good that the consumer chooses at different levels of its price when the other things remain.
What is meant by the contraction of demand?
Which of the following is the reason behind the downward slope of demand option?
