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 to any given range of price over a period of time

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What is willing and able

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willing = you want to buy it
and
able = 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 of 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 of 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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state 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 parlous

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what is ceteris paridus

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

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