Consumer and Market Demand

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Consumer and Market Demand: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Demand, Giffen Good, Substitution Effect and Budget Constraint etc.

Important Questions on Consumer and Market Demand

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Ceteris paribus, the law of demand establishes an inverse relationship between the price of a good and its quantity demanded.

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Law of Demand states that ceteris paribus, _____ falls with increase in the price.

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Explain the exceptions to the law of demand.

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Amongst the combination is given below, which combination of goods are known as Substitute Goods?

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There is an _____ relationship between price and quantity demanded.

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What kind of relationship exists between income and demand of inferior good?

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Explain the law of demand and state the reasons behind it.

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Under the Veblen effect, as the price of a commodity increases, consumers think that the quality of the commodity has fallen and as a result quantity demanded of the commodity decreases. 

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Under ceteris paribus assumptions, price and quantity demanded of a commodity move in _____ directions.

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What is law of demand?

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Demand for a good is a function of _____ (organisation/price) which is the most important factor in consumer behavior.

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Goods that are alternative to one another in regard to consumption are known as complementary goods.

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If the price of a particular commodity increase, the consumer purchase more substitute goods than the risen products, and this is known as _____. (Substitution effect / Income effect)

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_____ good is an exception to the law of demand because the consumption of certain inferior goods falls with an increase in income and vice versa. (Giffen / Normal)

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Adding up two demand curves is known as a rectangular hyperbola.

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Consider the demand curve D(p) = 10 – 3p. What is the elasticity at price 5/3?

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Consider a market where there are just two consumers and suppose their demands for the good are given as follows: Calculate the market demand for the good.

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Suppose your friend is indifferent to the bundles (5, 6) and (6, 6). Are the preferences of your friend monotonic?