Question : Demand contraction occurs when:
Option 1: Price falls but demand remains stable
Option 2: Price rises and demand falls
Option 3: Price remains stable and demand falls
Option 4: Price rises and demand also rises
Correct Answer: Price rises and demand falls
Solution : A condition of contracting demand occurs when the amount of a commodity desired declines as a result of an increase in the product's own price, all other factors staying constant. Hence option b is the correct answer.
Option 2: Price rises and demand also rises
Option 4: Price rises and demand falls
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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