Question

When the price of a commodity rises the demand will fall.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

True. When the price of a commodity rises the demand will fall. Quantity demanded and price are inversely related this means that as the price of the goods increase the demand of that commodity decreases and vice versa. This is because of the law of diminishing marginal utility. According to this law, the utility/satisfaction of the consumer goes on decreasing with every additional consumption of the commodity and hence, the consumer will buy more goods only when the price decreases. Other reasons are income effect, substitution effect, different uses of commodity etc.