Demand + Supply Flashcards
latent demand
unable to actually buy (no money)
effective demand
able to actually buy
demand
the quantity of a good or service a consumer is willing and able to purchase at a given price
market demand
the sum of the individual demand
revenue
the income a business receives from selling its products
supply
the quantity of a good/service that producers are willing and able to sell at each different price level
consumer surplus
the difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good/service and the price they actually pay
producer surplus
the difference between what firms are willing to sell a good/service for and the price they are actually paid
complements (joint demand)
goods that are consumed together
substitudes
products that can replace each other
composite demand
goods have more than one use
derived demand
demand for a FOP is derived from the demand for the product it produces
joint supply
two or more goods are produced
Policy to increase demand for business
- reducing the price of the good
- advertising to increase demand
- switch production to inferior goods