MBAE-103: Managerial Economics – Unit 3

MBAE-103: Managerial Economics – Unit 3

Objectives: define demand and its determinants; explain the Law of Demand & identify differences between Firm’s Demand Curve and Market Demand Curve.

Materials:
The relevant material is available here.

Questions:

  1. Name any five variables which may be included in the demand function and explain its impact on demand.
  2. Give three reasons as to why the firm might need accurate demand information.
  3. What causes a movement along the demand curve and what causes shifts in the demand curve? Explain.
  4. Punita spends all her money on food and clothing. When the price of clothing decreases she buys more clothing.
    • Does the substitution effect cause her to buy more clothing? Explain.
    • Does the income effect cause her to buy more clothing? Explain.
  5. In a world of just two goods where all income is spent on the two goods, both goods cannot be inferior. True or False? Explain.