Demand for Goods and Services Flashcards
When do 2 products/services become substitute goods?
When increase in price of one good will lead to increase in quantity demanded of the other
When do 2 products/services become complement goods?
When increase in price of one good will lead to decrease in quantity demanded of the other
What is the substitute effect?
When price of one good/service falls, consumers will buy more of different good/service that’s cheaper
What is the income effect?
When price of a good/service falls, demand for that good/service will increase as consumers can afford greater quantity
When is a demand contraction caused?
When there is rise in price
When is demand extension caused?
When there is fall in price
Normal good
Good whose quantity demanded will increase as a result of increase in income
Inferior good
Good whose quantity demanded will decrease as a result of increase in income