Under normal downward sloping demand curve and fully elastic supply curve of a commodity, an exogenous decrease in demand would lead to

  1. A. increase in equilibrium price and quantity
  2. B. decrease in equilibrium price and quantity
  3. C. decrease in equilibrium quantity and no change in price
  4. D. increase in equilibrium price and no change in quantity

Correct Answer: C. decrease in equilibrium quantity and no change in price

Explanation

A fully elastic supply curve is horizontal. An exogenous decrease in demand shifts the downward-sloping demand curve to the left, which results in a lower equilibrium quantity but leaves the equilibrium price unchanged.

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