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Figure — Law of Supply: upward-sloping supply curve (SS)
FigureLaw of Supply: upward-sloping supply curve (SS)

Q.Explain the factors which determine demand for goods. (4+4=8)

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Explain the Law of Supply with the help of hypothetical schedule and diagram. (4+4=8)
Manipur CohsemCOHSEM Manipur Higher Secondary 1st Year (Commerce) 2026Subjective· 8mImportance★★★★★
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Demand for a good depends on its own price, prices of related goods, consumer income, tastes/preferences, and future expectations — each affecting demand in a specific direction.

Factors determining demand for goods:

  1. Price of the good itself: As per the law of demand, quantity demanded varies inversely with its own price, ceteris paribus.
  2. Price of related goods: For a substitute good (e.g., tea and coffee), a rise in the price of one raises demand for the other. For a complementary good (e.g., car and petrol), a rise in the price of one reduces demand for the other.
  3. Income of the consumer: For a normal good, demand rises as income rises. For an inferior good, demand falls as income rises (consumers switch to better substitutes).
  4. Tastes and preferences: A favourable change in taste/preference (due to fashion, advertisement, habit) raises demand for a good, and an unfavourable change reduces it.
  5. Expectations about future price/income: If consumers expect prices to rise in future, current demand rises (and vice versa); similarly for expected future income. (Other valid factors: population size, income distribution, government policy/taxes.) …

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