Question : Assertion: The demand curve slopes downward because consumers are ready to pay less and less for each successive unit consumed since they receive less value from doing so.
Reason: The purchasing power of consumers rises when a product's price drops. He or she uses more units as a result.
Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False
Option 4: Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
Solution :
Demand for a product is the consumer's desire to purchase it, supported by his ability to do so and willingness to do so. According to the law of demand, the relationship between a commodity's price and demand is inversely proportional. Demand for a commodity declines as its price rises.
Similar to this, demand rises when a commodity's price drops.
Hence option b is the correct answer.