Question

For the following statement, move the endpoints of the demand curve to create the demand relationship that is described. "I spend more on orange juice even as the price rises". (Does this mean that I must be violating the law of demand)?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

"I spend more on orange juice even as the price rises".

This implies that orange juice is not an inferior good because people demand less of an inferior product when their prices fall. In this case more is demanded as price rises implying that orange juice is being viewed as a luxury good or healthy drink. Consumers tend to interpret certain price increase positively and view the goods as superior.

Does this mean that I must be violating the law of demand?

YES

Generally, the law of demand states that, "citeris paribus  (with all things being equal), as the price of a good rises, quantity demanded falls; conversely, as the price of a good falls, quantity demanded increases".

Therefore if "I spend more on orange juice even as the price rises", then obviously the law of demand is being violated