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Commerce · Q56

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 56

Q56

Contraction of demand is the result of

A.
Decrease in the number of consumers
B.
Increase in the price of the commodity concerned
Answer
C.
Increase in the prices of other goods
D.
Decrease in the income of purchasers

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Contraction of demand is the result of Increase in the price of the commodity concerned. The demand for a commodity changes due to a change in price. It is called extension and contraction of demand. When there is decrease in price of commodity there is in increase in demand of that commodity.