chapter 2: supply and demand Flashcards
jargon: y p q qd qs d s
income price q= quantity traded qd=quantity traded qs= quantity supplied demand supply
does change in quantity demand mean a change in demand
no, the quantity demand could change from a price change, this is just a movement along the demand graph, the price change results in a quantity demand change, a change in demand is from something else; income change or population change m
market demand curve direction
slopes downward, inverse relationship, the higher the price the less people are willing and able to buy
income effect says its downward sloping m
increased price on the demand curve
mdecreases the amount of people willing and able to buy because they can’t afford to (income effect) or there may be a cheaper product to buy instead ( substitution effect)
income effect
mwhat consumers can afford, if price increases they may not be able to afford this product
how are price and quantity related for demand?
mthey are inversely related
what is demand
mthe quantities that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different prices
- desire + ability
- assumes other things held constant
- range of prices
- quantities over time
price lowered; effect on demand
mmore people will buy
real income
mamount of goods and services that it will buy, income increase results in real income increasing
market demand
mtotal demand for a product by all consumers
market supply curve direction
msupply means upward because the price and quantity supplied are directly related, if prices increase the producer will want to sell more
what happens to supply curve if price increases
mthe quanity supplied will increase because they have more money and they are willing and able to sell more
so it will increase
what happens to supply curve if prices decrease
mthe quantity supplied decreases because producers are less willing and able to produce as much at lower prices
what happens when price of goods changes to supply curve
mit will either move up or down it is not a change in supply
ksupply definition
mquantities that producers are willing and able to sell per period of time at various prices
market
mbrings buyers and sellers together assists them in negotiating prices
market equilibrium
mquality demanded is equal to quality supplied and it is an intersection on the graph. this means there’s no surplus or shortage of quantity
what happens to demand and supply curves on same graph when there is a decrease in price
m-the decrease in price allows more consumers to buy the product increasing the qd, however decreasing the price decreases the amount of qs suppliers are willing to produce so qs will decrease
if qd is greater than qs there will be a shortage, so then prices will start to rise, but not as many consumers can afford it so less buy as the graph reaches equilibrium again
low price=shortage=price increase
what happens to demand and supply curves on the same graph when there is in increase in price
mquantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded because people are less willing and able to buy product, there will be a surplus, too many produced therefore prices will lower to get rid of surplus
what is the equilibrium price
mthe price where qs is equal to qd
change in demand definition
mchange in quantities demanded at every price causing the whole demand curve to shift