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Question
Explain briefly anyone determinant of an exceptional demand curve.
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Solution
The bandwagon effect is an exception to the law of demand, as price and demand do not move in opposite directions. The bandwagon effect means that a consumer’s demand for a commodity gets influenced by the taste and preference of the social class to which the consumer belongs. For example, a businessman may increase the demand for golf balls in order to show that he is a successful businessman.
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State with reason whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
When the prices of Giffen goods falls, demand for such goods rises.
State with reason whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
There are no exceptions to the law of demand.
PASSAGE
Mona visits a shopping mall near her residence. She shops for monthly groceries which include rice, wheat, sugar, cooking oil and pulses. She purchases additional quantities of sugar much more than her monthly requirement anticipating that prices may rise in the coming days due to festivities.
She observes two different qualities of tur dal out of which one quality is inferior and the other is superior. She does not purchase the low quality tur dal even though its price is comparatively lower. Instead she prefers to buy superior quality tur dal.
- Identify the exception to the law of demand in the given passage with reference to purchase of additional quantities of sugar much more than monthly requirement anticipating that prices may rise in the coming days due to festivities (1mark)
- Identify the kind of good with reference to low quality tur dal (1mark)
- Express your personal opinion based on the above information. (2 marks)
State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
There is a direct relationship between the price of Giffen goods and its demand.
State with reason whether you agree or disagree with the following statement.
When price of Giffen goods fall, the demand for it increases.
When price of Giffen goods fall, the demand for it increases.
Mention one exception to the law of demand. Give one point only.
What is contraction in demand?
Which of the following best describes a Giffen good?
Why do people buy more luxury goods when prices go up, defying the usual law of demand?
