UI Post-UTME Economics 2023 (Model questions) Question 5

Question 5

Theory of Demand

Which of the following changes would not shift the demand curve for a good or service?

  1. A.a change in income
  2. B.a change in the price of the good or service
  3. C.a change in expectations about the future price of goods or service
  4. D.a change in the price of a related good
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (a change in the price of the good or service)

Explanation

A change in the good's own price causes a movement along the demand curve, not a shift.