Explain with the help of diagram the effect of the following changes on the demand of a commodity

Solution : (i) A rise in price of Substitute good <br> (a)Substitute goods are the goods that can be used in place of another goods and give the same satisfication to a consumer. <br> <img src="https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/physics_images/FM_M_ECO_XII_P1_C03_E02_062_S01.png" width="80%"> <br> (b) There would always exist a direct relationship between the price of substitute goods and demand for given commodity. <br> (c ) Due to rise in price of substitute (Say Coffee from Rs 500 to Rs 550), the demand of tea and shift rightward from DD to `D_(1)D_(2)` as shown in given figure: <br> (ii) A rise in price in Complementary good <br> <img src="https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/physics_images/FM_M_ECO_XII_P1_C03_E02_062_S02.png" width="80%"> <br> (a) Complementary goods are those which are useless in the absence of another good and which are demanded jointly.<br> (b) There would always exist an inverse relationship between price of complementary goods and demand for given commodity. <br> (c ) Due to rise in price of Comple mentary good (Say Tea from Rs 500 to Rs 550), the demand of Sugar shift leftward from DD to `D_(1)D_(1)` , as shown in given figure.

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What is the effect of the following on demand for a commodity price of the commodity?

1 Answer. (i) Demand for a commodity will decrease when there is a fail in the price of substitute goods. Implying that demand curve would shift backward: less will be purchased at the same price.

What is the effect of rise in price of complementary goods on the demand of the given good use diagram?

Complementary goods exhibit a negative cross elasticity of demand: as the price of goods Y rises, the demand for good X falls.

What is law of demand explain with the help of diagram?

The law of demand expresses a relationship between the quantity demanded and its price. It may be defined in Marshall's words as “the amount demanded increases with a fall in price, and diminishes with a rise in price”. Thus it expresses an inverse relation between price and demand.

What is the diagram of change in demand?

An increase and decrease in total market demand is illustrated in the demand curve, a graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded for a given period of time.