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10719870309MarketAn institution or mechanism that brings together buyers and sellers of particular goods, services, or resources. An example of a market is a farmer's market. Related Terms: Supply and Demand0
10719870310Demand ScheduleA table that compares the price of a product and the quantity demanded. Related Terms: Supply Schedule, Demand Curve1
10719870311Law of DemandAll else equal, as price falls, the quantity demanded rises and as price rises, the quantity demanded falls. Example: If price of computers increase then people will buy less computers. Related Terms: Demand Schedule, Demand.2
10719870312DemandSchedule or curve that shows the various amounts of a product that consumers are willing and able to purchase at each of a series of possible prices during a specified period of time. Ex.) Demand shows how much of a product people will buy at various prices. Related Terms: Law of Demand, Demand Schedule3
10719870313Quantity DemandedHow much of a product that people are willing to buy. Related Terms: Demand, Demand Schedule4
10719870314Demand CurveA curve that measures quantity demanded and price of a product. Related Terms: Demand, Law of Demand5
10719870315Diminishing marginal utilityAs one person buys more units of a product, the utility gained per additional unit is diminished. Ex.)A person buys 3 hamburgers and each additional hamburger after the first gives him less satisfaction. Related Terms: Utility, Allocative Efficiency6
10719870316Income EffectA product's lower price increases the buyer's purchasing power. Ex.)If Pepsi costs $2 then I can buy more of it than $3 cans of Coke. Related Terms: Demand, Supply7
10719870317Substitution EffectPeople will buy the lowest priced alternative of a similar group of products. Ex.) If Pepsi costs less than Coke, then people will buy Pepsi Related Terms: Demand, Law of Demand8
10719870318Market DemandHow much an entire consumer population wants a product. Ex.) Adding up the demands of Bob, John, and Sally results in the market demand Related Terms: Demand, Demand Curve9
10719870319Determinants of DemandFactors other than price that determines the demand for a product. Ex.) the consumer's personal taste Related Terms: Demand10
10719870320Inferior goodA good or service whose consumption declined as income rises, prices remain constant Ex.)Used Car, Instant Ramen11
10719870321Normal GoodsProducts whose demand varies directly with money income. Ex.) Old cars, ramen noodles Related Terms: Demand12
10719870322Substitute GoodsGood that can be used in place of another. Ex.) Beef can be a substitute for chicken Related Terms: Demand13
10719870323Complementary goodsGood that is used together with another good. Ex.) Headphones complement smart phones Related Terms: Demand, Substitutes14
10719870324Change in DemandA change in the quantity demanded of a good or service at every price shift of the demand curve15
10719870325Change in SupplyA change in specifically of a good that buyers are willing and able to buy16
10719870326SupplyA schedule showing the amounts of a good or service that sellers will offer at various prices during some period17
10719870327Supply ScheduleA method to show the different amounts of a certain products or them that company would need to supply18
10719870328Change in QuantityA change specifically of a good that buyers are willing and able to buy19
10719870329SurplusThe amount by which the quantity supplied of a product exceeds that quantity demanded at a specific price20
10719870330ShortageThe amount by quantity demanded of a product exceeds the quantity supplied at the particular21
10719870331Equilibrium PriceThe price in competitive market at which the quantity demanded and supplied are equal there is neither a shortage nor a surplus and there is no tendency for price to rise or fall22
10719870332Equilibrium QuantityQuantity demanded and supplied at the equilibrium price in a competitive market23
10719870333Rationing Function of PricesThe ability of market forces in competitive market to equalize demanded and quantity supplied and to eliminate shortages and surpluses24
10719870334Price FloorLegally determined price above the equilibrium25
10719870335Price CeilingLegally established maximum price for a good service26
10719870336Change in Quantity SuppliedA change in the specific quantity of a good that sellers are willing to sell27
10719870337Determinants SupplyFactors other then price that determines the quantities supplied of a good or service Ex. Change in Weather Change in # of Buyers28
10719870338Supply CurveA curve that measures quantity supplied and price29

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