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Production possibity diagram what is it?

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A diagram used to illustrate the maximum quantities of two goods that a producer or economy can produce in any combination over a given period of time.

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Productive efficiency?

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A situation in which a producer or economy is making full use of the resources available

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3
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Percentage change formula?

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Difference between numbers divided by the original number times 100

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4
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What are the principles of the income effect?

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1) a fall in price increases the purchasing power of consumers therefore goods demand rises with higher real income

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5
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Substitution effect?

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A fall in price if one good/service can make it a better substitute to other said goods

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Demand definition?

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A good/device in a quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price in a given period of time

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7
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Basic law of demand

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Demand varies with price-
Lower prices make products more affordable for consumers therefore raising its quantity demand

Higher prices make products less affordable for consumers therefore lowering its quantity demand

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In a demand graph what do we call a price change?

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A movement

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9
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In a demand graph if the demand has nothing to do with the price what is it called?

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A shift

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10
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When the line in a demand graph goes towards the right?

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The demand increases

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When the line shifts to the left in a demand graph?

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The demands decreasing

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Causes of a shift (change of demand without price) in the demand curve?

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1) changing prices of substitution goods/services in competitive demand
2) changing prices of compliments e.g products in joint demand (Xbox and games)
3) changes in the real income of consumers
4) changes in distribution of income

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