Which of the following factor makes the demand curve to shifts leftward for a normal goods?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → When the consumer's income decreases.
For normal goods, demand increases when income increases, and decreases when income decreases. So, a decrease in consumer's income causes the demand curve to shift leftward for a normal good.
Option (1) → When the consumer's income increases. This would cause the demand curve to shift rightward, not leftward, for normal goods, since people can now afford to buy more.
Option (2) → Consumer's preferences change in favour of a good. If preferences shift in favour of a good, demand increases, causing a rightward shift, not a leftward one.
Option (3) → The price of goods decrease. A decrease in price causes movement along the demand curve, not a shift. Specifically, it results in expansion in quantity demanded, not a shift to the left.