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