Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What does a rightward shift of demand curve indicate?
Solution
The rightward shift of demand curve indicates the increase in demand for a good due to change in the factors other than the price of the good. These factors can be increase in the income of a consumer, increase in the total number of consumers, increase in the price of substitute goods, etc.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain the law of demand with its assumptions.
When does ‘increase’ in demand take place?
Market of a commodity is in equilibrium. Demand for the commodity "increases." Explain the chain of effects of this change till the market again reaches equilibrium. Use diagram.
Prices of other goods and demand for the given good.
Explain how do the following influence demand for a good:
i. Rise in income of the consumer.
ii. Fall in prices of the related goods
Distinguish between individuals demand and market demand.
Good Y is a substitute of good X. The price of Y falls. Explain the chain of effects of this change in the market of X.
How does change in the price of a substitute good affect the demand of the given good? Explain with the help of an example.
Fill in the blank using proper alternative given in the bracket:
Market demand is a total demand of...............buyers.
State with reason, whether you Agree or Disagree with the following statement.
The demand curve slopes downward from left to right.
Write explanatory notes or answer the following.
Aggregate demand
State with reasons whether you ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’ with the following statement.
Demand curve slopes downward from left to right.
Assertion (A): Under exceptional cases, demand curve has a positive slope.
Reasoning (R): In exceptional cases, consumer buys more when the price of a commodity rises and buys less when the price of commodity falls.
Identify the correctly matched items from Column I to that of Column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| (1) Demand Curve of Perfect Competition | (a) V-shaped Curve |
| (2) Demand Curve of Monopoly | (b) U-shaped Curve |
| (3) Demand Curve of Monopolistic Competition | (c) Upward rising |
| (4) Demand Curve of Oligopoly | (d) In-determinant |
Assertion (A): The demand curve is downward sloping.
Reason (R): The income effect means with a fall in the price of a good, the consumer's real income or purchasing power rises and he demands more units of the good.
Study the following diagram and answer the questions:
Questions:
- In which direction does the demand curve slope?
- What is the reason for the fall in demand of rice from Q0 to Q1?
Figures (A), (B) and (C) given below represent different types of Demand curves.
 |
 |
 |
| (A) | (B) | (C) |
What kind of goods do each of these Demand curves represent? Give a reason for each of the curves.
Draw a straight-line demand curve joining both the axes. Indicate the following on the demand curve.
Elasticity of demand is equal to zero
