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DEMAND:
• Demand indicates desire to buy backed by
adequate purchasing power, willingness to
buy and ability to buy. Thus demand for a
product refers to the amount of it which will
be bought per unit of time at a particular
price.
Types of demand
• 1. Price demand :Demand is only related with
price of the product, keeping other factors
constant. Price is indirectly proportionately
related with quantity demanded
• 2. Income demand : D= f (y ) other factors held
constant). When income increases, the demand
for superior goods increases and vice versa
• 3. Cross demand : D= f (price of related
commodity / other factors held constant) e.g.
Demand for tea in relation to the prices of coffee
DEMAND SCHEDULE
• The demand schedule lists possible prices,
along with quantity demanded at each price.