Question

​Your firm manufactures motorcycles for the consumer market. You purchase raw materials to build the motorcycles from a variety of suppliers in the U.S. and abroad. The volume of your raw materials purchases is a function of the customer demand for your firm’s motorcycles. Which of the following best describes the type of demand your firm has for these raw materials?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "E": Derived demand.

Explanation:

Derived demand implies the quantity requested to manufacture a good is directly related to the supply requested from the market. If the demand for the good increases, it means the quantity of the materials needed to manufacture that good will increase as well.