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With the help of a suitable diagram, distinguish between a change in quantity demanded and a change in demand.
Differentiate between change in quantity demanded and change in demand.
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Solution
| Change in quantity demanded | Change in demand | ||
| (i) | It consists of the extension of demand and the contraction of demand. | (i) | It consists of an increase in demand and a decrease in demand. |
| (ii) | Other things being equal, when there is a change in the price there of a good, the resulting change in demand is defined as a change in quantity demanded. | (ii) | When demand changes on account of the factors other than change in price, this is called as change in demand. |
| (iii) | The change in quantity demanded is shown on the same or original demand curve. | (iii) | The change in demand is shown on the different demand curves. |
| (iv) | Extention of demand![]() |
(iv) | Increase in demand![]() |
| (v) | Contraction in demand![]() |
(v) | Decrease in demand![]() |
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