Supply And Demand Flashcards
What causes a move along the curve
Change in price
What is the meaning of a curve shifting to the right
Supply or demand has increased
What’s a contraction
When price goes up and demand lowers
What’s an expansion
Lower price demand goes up
What causes shift in demand curve
Population advertising income change in price of complimentary goods trends change in price of substitute good
If price increases what happens to supply
Goes up as business willing to provide more if they are benefiting more from each product
What causes shift in supply curve
Cost of production (wages/raw materials)
Government taxes and subsidies
Technology
Natural factors eg weather
Price below equilibrium
Here will be a shortage line across from price and down from supply and demand and that space is a shortage
Evaluation
Magnitude
Time
Confidence
Derived demand
Demand that is a cause of another demand E.g demand for builders increased because demand for houses increased