Distinguish between Individuals Demand and Market Demand. Name the factors affecting demand for a good by an individual.


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Individuals demand refers to the quantity of a good, single consumer is willing to buy, at a price during a period of time while market demand refers to the quantity of a good, all the consumers taken together are willing to buy at a price during a period of time.

Factors:

(i) Own price of the good

(ii) Prices of the related goods.

(iii) Income of the consumer,

(iv) Tastes of consumer.

Individual Demand: It refers to the quantities of a particular commodity that a consumer is willing to purchase at different possible prices.

Market Demand: It refers to the aggregate (total) demand for all the consumers in the market at different prices.

The factors affecting demand for a commodity are as follows:

(i) Price of a given commodity

(ii) Price of other goods

(iii) Income of the consumer

(iv) Consumer's tastes and preferences

(v) Expectation of change in the price in future.

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