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Q.Distinguish between individual demand and market demand. How is market demand derived from individual demands?

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Individual demand is the quantity of a good a single consumer is willing and able to buy at various prices over a period. Market demand is the total quantity all consumers in the market will buy at each price.

BasisIndividual demandMarket demand
Whose demandOne consumerAll consumers together
How obtainedDirectly from the buyer's scheduleHorizontal summation of individual demands
Depends onThat buyer's income, tastesAll buyers' incomes, tastes AND the number of buyers

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