Q.1 What are the three essential elements of demand  ?

Ans: Demand for a commodity refers to the quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to buy at a given price during a given period of time.

The definition of demand highlights three essential elements of demand:

(i) price of the commodity

(ii) quantity of the commodity

(iii) period of time: the time period may be a day, a week, a month, a year or any other period.

Keywords: Price ,quantity,Period, commodity

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Extra Info : Factors affect the individual demand for a commodity: price of the commodityprice of related goodsincome of buyer of the commoditytastes and preferences of the buyer   The law of demand states that other things remaining same, quantity demanded of a commodity is inversely related to its price. In other words, demand for a commodity rises when its price falls and its demand falls when price rises provided other factors remain unchanged.