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Junior Cycle Business Studies: Demand and supply
How often Demand and supply comes up on the Business Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 6 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Demand and supply, Common Level(8 marks)
Quick ones on Demand and supply.
(a)What usually happens to demand for a product when its price rises?
- Demand rises
- Demand falls
- Demand stays the same
(b)Which pair of goods are complements?
- Butter and dairy-free spread
- Tea bags and ground coffee
- Printer and ink cartridges
(c)The price of coffee rises sharply. What is likely to happen to demand for tea?
- It rises
- It stops completely
- It falls
Show the answers
(a) Demand falls
(b) Printer and ink cartridges
(c) It rises
Common Level
Asked on 6 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q16b |
| 2025 | Q12 |
| 2024 | Q16c |
| 2023 | Q18b |
| 2022 | Q16c |
| 2019 | Q16a |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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