Question : Demand contraction occurs when:
Option 1: Price falls but demand remains stable
Option 2: Price rises and demand also rises
Option 3: Price remains stable and demand falls
Option 4: Price rises and demand falls
Correct Answer: Price rises and demand falls
Solution : Contraction in demand appears when price rises and demand falls. When the quantity demanded falls due to an increase in price while all other factors remain constant, this is referred to as contraction in demand. Hence option d is the correct answer.
Option 2: Price rises and demand falls
Option 4: Price rises and demand also rises
Question : The law of demand states that when _____.
Option 1: income and price rise demand rises
Option 2: income rises demand rises
Option 3: price rises demand rises
Option 4: price falls demand rises
Question : For an inferior good , demand falls when
Option 1: Price rises .
Option 2: Income rises.
Option 3: Price fall.
Option 4: Income fall.
Question : Perfectly inelastic demand occurs when the price elasticity of demand is:
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 1
Option 3: Greater than 1
Option 4: Undefined
Question : If the price of a commodity rises, the demand for it _______.
Option 1: Rises
Option 2: Contracts
Option 3: Remain constant
Option 4: Becomes negative
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