Question
Contraction of demand is the result of:
  1. Decrease in the number of consumers.
  2. Increase in the price of goods concerned.
  3. Increase in the prices of other goods.
  4. Decrease in the income of purchasers.

Answer

  1. Increase in the price of goods concerned.

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