Demand Flashcards

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What is Demand?

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A demand is a desire backed by the ability to pay.

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What is the definition of demand?

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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.

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What is willing and able?

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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.

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What is a Demand Schedule

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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.

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What is a demand curve

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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.

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What is the Law of Demand

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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.

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What is Ceteris Paribus

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The term that all factors(apart from one) remain the same.

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