Theory Of Consumer Behaviour

Question

When income of the consumer falls, the impact on price-demand curve of an inferior
good is: (choose the correct alternative)

  • Shifts to the right.

  • Shifts of the left.

  • There is upward movement along the curve.

  • There is downward movement along the curve.

Answer

A.

Shifts to the right.

Reason: Demand for inferior goods share a negative relationship with consumer's income.
Hence, when the income of the consumer falls, the demand for inferior good
increases leading to the rightward shift of the demand curve.

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