Question
What do you mean by an ‘inferior good’? Give some examples.
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Answer
An inferior good is one whose demand (or consumption) falls with rise in income and rises with fall in income of the consumer, e.g. jowar and bajra, khadi cloth, toned milk, bidies.
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