Supply and demand Flashcards
Group of buyers/sellers of a particular product, good, or service.
Market
Many buyers, and sellers. Negligible effect on price.
competitive market
all goods are exactly the same in a
perfect market
buyers/sellers are so numerous that no one can affect market price.
perfect market
claim that quantity demanded of a good falls when price of a good rises
law of demand
relationship between price of good and quantity demanded (how much willing to buy at diff prices)
demand schedule
the sum of quantities demanded by all buyers at each price
market demand
____ shows how price effects quantity demanded.
demand curve
the demand for a normal good is ___ related to income.
positively
demand for an inferior good is ____ related to income.
negatively
2 goods are ____ if increase in price of one causes increase in demand for other
substitutes
2 goods are ___ if increase in price of one causes fall in demand for other
complements
the ____ _____ of a good is the amount sellers are willing and able to sell
quantity supplied
claim that the quantity supplied of a good rises when price rises
law of supply
supply curve
relationship between price and quantity supplied
wages, and the price of raw materials
input prices
when the quantity supplied = the quantity demanded
equilibrium price
excess supply
surplus
more supply than demand
surplus
shortage
excess demand
sellers ____ prices when facing shortages
raise
shift in the s curve occurs when a non price determinant of supply changes
change in supply
change in demand
shift in d curve
good way to organize economic activity
markets
if market price is above equilibrium
surplus
buyers determine the ____ for product.
demand
__ take price given buy market
price takers
the only seller in the market. Sets price.
monopoly
many sell the same products in different versions, (non-price attribute difference)
monopolistic competition
price rises, quantity demanded falls.
law of demand
relationship between the price of good and quantity demanded
demand schedule
relationship between the price and quantity demanded
demand curve
the sum of all individual demands for a good/service.
market demand
sum of all demand curves horizontally
market demand curve
for a ___ good increased income = increased demand.
normal
for a ___ increased income leads to decreased demand.
inferior good.
increase in price of one leads to increase of demand for other.
substitutes
increase in price of one leads to decrease in demand of other.
complements
market supply
sum of supplies of all sellers for a good/service
market supply curve
sum of individual supply curve
supply and demand equal
equilibrium
surplus
more supplied than demanded
price of any good adjusts to bring quantity supplied and demanded into balance
law of supply and demand
prices___ resources.
allocate