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What is a demand schedule?
What do you mean by demand schedule?
Explain the concept of demand schedule.
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Solution
A demand schedule is a tabular representation showing the quantities of a good or service that consumers (individual demand schedule) or all consumers in the market (market demand schedule) are willing and able to purchase at various prices over a specific period.
It reflects the law of demand, which states that as the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded generally increases, and vice versa, assuming other factors remain constant.
Example:
A Consumer’s Weekly Demand for Coffee
| Price per cup (in ₹) | Quality Demanded (Cups per week) |
| 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 8 |
This table shows that when the price is ₹ 4, the consumer buys 2 cups, but when the price drops to ₹1, the consumer buys 8 cups.
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Draw a demand curve with the help of a hypothetical individual demand schedule.
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(i) Bank rate.
(ii) Open market operations.
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Observe the following table and answer the following questions:
| Quantity demanded | ||||
| Price per kg. in ₹ | Consumer A |
Consumer B |
Consumer C |
Market demand (in kgs) (A + B + C) |
| 25 | 16 | 15 | 12 | ______ |
| 30 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ______ |
| 35 | 10 | 09 | 08 | ______ |
| 40 | 08 | 06 | 04 | ______ |
- Complete the market demand schedule.
- Draw market demand curves based on the above market demand schedule.
Study the following table and answer the questions:
| Price of Chocolate (₹) | Quantity Demanded | Market Demand | ||
| Consumer A | Consumer B | Consumer C | (A + B + C) | |
| 50 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 |
| 100 | 3 | `square` | 15 | 26 |
| 150 | `square` | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 200 | 1 | 6 | 5 | `square` |
| 250 | 0 | 5 | `square` | 5 |
Questions:
- Complete the above table.
- State whether the following statements are True or False:
(a) As the price rises from ₹50 to ₹250, market demand falls from 33 to 5. This fall in market demand is known as the decrease in demand.
(b) There is an inverse relationship between price and market demand.
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| Name of the student |
No. of projects completed |
Quality of projects | Time taken (in days) |
| P | 5 | Average | 4 |
| Q | 5 | Very good | 4 |
| R | 5 | Very good | 7 |
| S | 6 | Poor | 3 |
From the following data regarding individual demand schedules of households A, B and market demand schedule, what will be the values of (i) and (ii) (Assuming that there are only 2 households in the market).
| Price (in ₹) | Individual Demand (units) | Market demand (units) | ||
| A | B | C | ||
| 7 | (i) | 16 | 15 | 51 |
| 8 | 18 | 15 | (ii) | 46 |
| 9 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
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 |
From the given demand schedule, what will be the effect on demand curve.
| Price in (₹) | Demand (units) |
| 20 | 100 |
| 20 | 70 |
The graphical representation of total demand in an economy y is a ______.
Construct a demand schedule showing relationship between price and quantity demanded.
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 |
Explain briefly the factors which influence individual demand for a commodity.
Define individual demand.
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?
What distinguishes an individual demand schedule from a market demand schedule?
