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Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
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that this assessment will be my own individual work;
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that I will not communicate with anyone else in any way during the completion of this
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that I will not cheat in any way in completing and submitting this assessment.
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Question 2 A market demand curve reflects
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how much buyers are willing and able to buy at each possible price.
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when the buyers are willing to buy the most.
the fact that the level of income is inversely related to quantity demanded.
The demand for a product depends on two conditions: i) intent – there must be a willingness
to buy, and ii) means to buy – you must have the income or purchasing power. In general, we
refer to demand as the quantities of a good or service a consumer is willing and able to buy.
Question 3 Price Koleka’s Tebello’s Mmakgantse’s Lineo’s
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R12 2 1 3 4
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R8 6 7 5 6
R6 8 8 4 7
R4 10 9 3 8
R2 12 10 2 9
If these are the only four buyers in the market, then the market quantity demanded at a price of
R8 is
4 units.
, 32 units.
6 units.
24 units.
The market demand is the sum of the individual demand at each price. At a price of R8, the
market quantity demanded is 24, that is, 6 + 7 + 5 + 6.
Question 4 If a decrease in income increases the demand for a good, then the good is
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a substitute good.
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a complement good.
a normal good.
This question revisits the definition of an inferior good.
Question 5 An increase in demand is represented by
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a rightward shift of a demand curve.
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a movement downward and to the right along a demand curve.
a leftward shift of a demand curve.
This question deals with shifts of versus movements along curves. The easiest way to deal with
the distinction between the two is to remember that if there is a change in price (and only if there
is a change in price), we have a change in quantity demanded. A change in quantity demanded is
shown by a movement along the demand curve. If any of the other determinants of demand
change (income, taste, fashion …) there is a change in demand, which is illustrated by a shift of
the demand curve. An increase in demand is represented by a rightward shift of the demand
curve.
Question 6 A higher price for hot dogs would result in a
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increase in the demand for hot dogs.
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decrease in the demand for hot dog buns.
decrease in the demand for hot dogs ____
, An increase in the price of hot dogs will lead to a decrease in the quantity demanded of hot dogs
(therefore an upward movement along the demand curve for coffee). Less hot dogs are sold, so
less hot dog rolls are need - the demand for hot dog rolls decreases.
Question 7 You love pecan nuts. You hear on the news that 60 % of the pecan nut crop in the Limpopo
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your demand for pecan nut butter will decrease by the end of the year.
the quantity pecan nuts demanded by you will decrease by the end of the year.
you decide to give up pecan nuts completely.
Remember the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. The higher price for
peanuts will lead to a decrease in the quantity demanded.
Question 8 What is the law of demand?
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When the price of a good falls, buyers respond by purchasing more.
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When buyers tastes for the good increase, they purchase more of the good.
When income levels increase, buyers respond by purchasing more.
According to the law of demand, there is a negative relationship between quantity demanded and
price. Thus, when the price of a good falls, buyers respond by purchasing more.
Question 9 Soup is an inferior good if the demand
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curve for soup slopes upward.
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for soup falls when the price of a substitute for soup rises.
for soup falls when income rises.
If the demand for a product decreases when income increases, we are dealing with an inferior
good.
Question 10 The demand for a product refers to the quantities of the product that potential buyers are willing
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Question 11 Demand is a stock concept.
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Question 12 The figure below illustrates two demand curves for peanuts, D1 and D2.
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A movement from point c to point d could be the result of an increase in the price of a substitute
(say, pecan nuts).
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