demand Flashcards

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what is demand

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demand is a desire backed by the ability to pay

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what is the definition of demand

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the quantity of good or survives that consumers are both willing and able to buy at any given range of prices or a period of time

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what is willing and able

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willing: you want to buy it
able: you have the means (money) to buy it
you must have both for demand to occur

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a demand schedule

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A table that sets out the quantity of a good or services that a consumer is willing and able to but at a rang 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 services that a consumer is willing and able to but at a rang 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 services will result in a decrease in the quants demand 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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