demand and supply D Flashcards
1
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demand
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is the quantity of a good or service that customers are willing and able to buy at given prices in a particular period of time.
2
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2 requirements to speak of demand
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1.desire or willingness 2.capability or ability
3
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due to inverse(negative) relationship between price and demand we have
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1.income effect 2.substitution effect 3.law of diminishing marginal utility
4
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income effect
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as the price of a product falls, real income increases.
5
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substitution effect
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as the price of a product falls, consumers replace higher priced goods with lower priced goods.
6
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law of diminishing marginal utility
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no satisfaction is gained over the long run as consumers consume more.