Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Market Equilibrium

Question:

Which of the following statement/statements are true?
Statement 1: When decrease in demand is more than increase in supply, leftward shift in demand will be less than rightward shift in supply.
Statement 2: When decrease in demand is more than increase in supply, quantity falls.

Options:

Both the statements are true.

Both the statements are false.

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.

Correct Answer:

Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.

Statement 1: False

  • If decrease in demand is more than the increase in supply, the leftward shift of the demand curve will be greater than the rightward shift of the supply curve.
  • The statement incorrectly says that the leftward shift in demand will be less than the rightward shift in supply, which contradicts the given condition.

Statement 2: True

  • When demand decreases more than supply increases, there is a greater reduction in demand than the increase in available supply.
  • This causes both equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to fall because supply exceeds demand.
  • Thus, the quantity falls, making this statement correct.