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Questions
What is an expansion of demand?
What is meant by expansion of demand?
Solution
When the quantity demanded of a commodity rises due to a fall in its price, keeping other factors constant, it is called expansion of demand or increase in quantity demanded. Here, a larger quantity is purchased due to the fall in price.
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