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From 1980 to 2014, American per-person chicken consumption rose while beef consumption fell, a change attributed to shifting tastes. What did this taste change do to the demand curves for chicken and for beef?

AChicken demand shifted left; beef demand shifted right
BBoth chicken demand and beef demand shifted right
CChicken demand shifted right; beef demand shifted left
DBoth chicken demand and beef demand shifted left
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chicken demand shifted right; beef demand shifted left
1. Tastes and preferences are a demand determinant separate from price. 2. A taste shift toward chicken raises the quantity demanded at every price, shifting its curve right. 3. A taste shift away from beef lowers the quantity demanded at every price, shifting its curve left. 4. Both curves move because tastes changed, not because either good's own price changed. _Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Demand and Supply", section 3.2 | Shifts in Demand and Supply for Goods and Services_
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