Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Demand and supply curves

Demand and supply curves — practice question

What is meant by the assumption ‘ceteris paribus’ when economists examine how the quantity demanded of a good changes?

  • AChanges in quantity demanded can cause changes in any of the other variables.
  • BConsumer preferences are always assumed to remain unchanged.
  • COnly one variable is assumed to change while the others remain the same.
  • DSeveral variables change simultaneously.

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