Economics A-Level
Consumer preferences
What Consumer preferences means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Consumer preferences
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Reference: AQA
Consumer tastes, a non-price determinant whose change can shift the demand curve.
Topics that use Consumer preferences
- The determinants of the demand for goods and services (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ceteris paribus
- Conditions of demand
- Effective demand
- Substitutes and complements
- Normal and inferior goods
- Quantity demanded
- The law of demand
Using Consumer preferences in the exam
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