An increase in consumer income, with other factors constant, would cause beef demand to

An increase in consumer income, with other factors constant, would cause beef demand to

• A. Shift to the right (increase in demand)
• B. Shift to the left (decrease in demand)
• C. Move along the same demand curve
• D. Not change

Answer: (A)

When income rises while other factors stay the same, demand for beef increases because beef is typically a normal good—people with more money buy more of it at every price. This causes the entire beef demand curve to shift to the right, not just a single point moving. A move along the curve would happen only if the price of beef changed, not income. If beef were an inferior good, higher income would reduce demand and shift the curve left, but for a normal good like beef, the result is a rightward shift in demand.

When income rises while other factors stay the same, demand for beef increases because beef is typically a normal good—people with more money buy more of it at every price. This causes the entire beef demand curve to shift to the right, not just a single point moving. A move along the curve would happen only if the price of beef changed, not income. If beef were an inferior good, higher income would reduce demand and shift the curve left, but for a normal good like beef, the result is a rightward shift in demand.