Booklet Two Flashcards
What is demand?
The quantity of a good or service that people are willing to buy at a given price in a given time period
What is effective demand?
The willingness and ability to buy a good or service
What is the law of demand?
Assuming ceteris paribus, if the price decrease of a good the quantity demanded will increase and vice versa
What is marginal utility?
The benefit gained from consuming one additional unit of a product or service
What is diminishing marginal utility?
As more units of a good is consumed the total utility decreases
How does a change in price affect the demand curve?
Price increases = contraction along the demand curve
Price decreases = extension along the demand curve
What are the factors that shift the demand curve?
SEPTIC
-Substitute good (price of substitute increase the demand will increase)
-Expectations of future prices (consumers expect price to be higher demand will increase
-Change in population (population increase demand will increase)
-Change in taste / consumer’s preferences (consumers taste shift away from product or service demand will decrease)
-Change in income
-Complimentary goods (complimentary goods become more affordable demand will increase)
If the demand curve shift to the right this means there is an
Increase in demand
If the demand curve shift to the left this means there is a
Decrease in demand
What is a market?
A market is a place where consumers and producers trade products for profit
What is an inferior good?
A good for which demand fall as income rises and vice versa
What is a luxury good?
A good for which demand rises as income rises and vice versa
What are the 4 types of demand?
Composite demand
Derived demand
Joint demand
Competitive demand
What is composite demand?
When goods or services has more than one use
What is competitive demand?
Occurs when there are alternative services or product consumers can choose from
What is joint demand?
Joint demand involves goods that are demanded together because they are either complements in consumption or used together in production
What is derived demand?
Refers to the demand for a factor of production or an input that is derived from the demand for the final product it helps produce
(For example the demand for labour in the automotive industry is derived from the demand of cars)