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Question
Prepare a hypothetical market demand schedule and draw a market demand curve based on it.
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Solution
Market Demand schedule:
| Price of Sugar (Rs.) | Demand by Consumer A (kg) | Demand by Consumer B (kg) | Demand by Consumer C (kg) | Market Demand |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
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Explain the role of the following in correcting ‘deficient demand’ in an economy:
(i) Open market operations.
(ii) Bank rate.
Explain the role of the following in correcting ‘excess demand’ in an economy:
(i) Bank rate.
(ii) Open market operations.
If commodity X and Y are substitutes, increase in price of X will affect demand of Y how?
What will be the values of (i) and (ii)?
| Price (in ₹) | Quantity Demanded by | Total Demand | ||
| A | B | C | ||
| 10 | 30 | (i) | 12 | 52 |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
| 30 | 10 | 6 | (ii) | 22 |
Individual demand is a demand by a single buyer.
Shyam, Sita, Renu, Ahmed and John are five consumers of apples. Their demand for apples is given below. Derive the market demand schedule for apples.
| Price per Kg. (In ₹) | Quantity Demanded (Apples) in Kg. | ||||
| Shyam | Sita | Renu | Ahmed | John | |
| 25.00 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
| 30.00 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| 35.00 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 40.00 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Define individual demand.
What does a demand schedule show?
According to the law of demand, what usually happens as the price of a commodity falls?
How is the demand curve related to the demand schedule?
