Demand Flashcards
What is Demand?
A demand is a desire backed by the ability to pay.
What is the definition of demand?
Demand is the quantity of a good or service that consumers are both willing and able to buy at any given price over a period of time.
What is willing and able?
Willing means you want to buy it. Able means you have the means(money) to buy it. You must have both for demand to occur.
What is a Demand Schedule
A table that sets out the quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at a range of prices within a given time frame.
What is a demand curve
A graph that sets out the quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at a range of prices within a given time frame.
What is the Law of Demand
States that an increase in the price of a good or service will result in a decrease in the quantity demanded or vice versa assuming Ceteris Paribus.
What is Ceteris Paribus
The term that all factors(apart from one) remain the same.