If Consumer Tastes Are Changing More in Favor of the Consumption

question 322

Multiple Choice

If consumer tastes are changing more in favor of the consumption of a particular good the

• A) market demand curve will shift to the left.
• B) consumer will move up a given demand curve, decreasing the quantity demanded.
• C) consumer would move down a given demand curve, decreasing the quantity demanded.
• D) consumer would move down a given demand curve, increasing the quantity demanded.
• E) market demand curve would shift to the right.

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Definitions:

Pareto Optimal

A condition or situation in which it is impossible to make one party better off without making another party worse off, reflecting an optimal distribution of resources.

Initial Endowment

In economic theory, refers to the initial quantities of various assets or goods that an individual or entity possesses.

Competitive Equilibrium

A market state where supply equals demand, and no economic actors have the incentive to change their behavior.

Demand Equals Supply

A market equilibrium condition where the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.