Acctg133 Midterms Coverage Flashcards
What is the meaning of the following acronyms?
PSE
PED
PES
IED
CPED
In the same order:
Philippine Stock Exchange
Price Elasticity of demand
Price Elasticity of supply
Income Elasticity of Demand
Cross Price Elasticity of Demand
This is a term relative based on the industry where one is involved in.
Market
How does economics define the word “Market”?
As a place where buyer and sellers meet
Is the quantity of goods and services that buyers are able and willing to buy.
Demand
As price increases what happens to demand?
As price increases, Demand decreases
(Inverse relationship)
What is a
Demand Schedule?
Demand Curve
Its the table cross referencing Price and Demand
Its a (line) graph cross referencing Prince and Demand
Price is Y on a graph, Quantity is X
In price vs QD/QS which is the independent and dependent variable?
Price is always the independent variable
QD/QS is the dependent because it’s the value we want to know.
In a linear regression, Price is always X and QD/QS is Y
What is the law of demand?
As price increases, quantity demanded will decrease ceteris paribus (all factors are constant)
These are goods and services that have an decreasing demand when income increases.
Inferior Goods
What are the other factors affecting demand?
- Income
- Price of related goods and services
- Taste and preferences
- Expectations on future prices
- Changes in population
These are goods and services that have an increasing demand when income increases.
Normal Goods
Commodities could be either?
Normal Goods/Inferior Goods
Price of related goods can either be?
Substitute Goods/Complimentary Goods
These are goods that can replace another commodity in its absence
Substitute Goods
These are goods that go hand-in-hand with each other
Complimentary Goods
Regarding Expectations on future prices, what is its effect on QD and QS?
If Prices will increase in the Future QD at the present will Increase and QS will Decrease
But
If Prices will decrease in the Future QD at the present will Decrease and QS will Increase