Demand Schedule

Demand Schedule

Demand schedule can be defined as a table showing the relationship between prices and the quantity of that commodity demanded. There are two (2) types of demand schedule namely:

1) Individual Demand Schedule:

This specifies the units of a good or service that an individual is willing and able to purchase at alternative prices during a given period of time. Example:

Rosemary's Individual Demand Schedule For Tins of Milk

Price Per Milk in ₦ Quantity Demanded
100 10
80 20
60 30
40 40
20 50

2) Market Demand Schedule:

This is also known as an aggregate or total or composite demand schedule. It reflects the collective wants of people in a market area and is the sum of the quantities demanded by all individuals in the market at alternative prices. Example:

Market Demand Schedule For Tins of Milk

Price Per Tin Dauda Buba Abraham Fortune Musa Total Commodity Purchased
100 10 15 6 16 20 67
80 20 25 10 24 40 119
60 30 35 15 32 60 172
40 40 45 20 38 80 223
20 50 55 30 40 100 275

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Theory of Demand

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