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AP Economics: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium Flashcards

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1702121347DemandA schedule 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 time0
1702121348Demand ScheduleA representation of demand in table form1
1702121349Law of DemandAs price falls, the quantity demanded rises, and as price rises, the quantity demanded falls2
1702121350Diminishing Marginal UtilityIn any specific time period, each buyer of a product will derive less satisfaction (or benefit, or utility) from each successive unit of the product consumed3
1702121351Income EffectA lower price increases the purchasing power of a buyer's money income, enabling the buyer to purchase more of the product than before4
1702121352Substitution EffectAt a lower price buyers have the incentive to substitute what is now a less expensive product for similar products for similar products that are now relatively more expensive5
1702121353Demand CurveA curve representing data on a demand schedule, has a downward slope6
1702121354Determinants of DemandConsumers' tastes, the number of buyers in the market, consumers' incomes, the prices of related goods, and consumer expectations7
1702121355Normal GoodsProducts whose demand varies directly with money income (superior goods)8
1702121356Inferior GoodsGoods whose demand varies inversely with money income9
1702121357Substitute GoodA good that can be used in place of another good10
1702121358Complementary GoodA good that is used together with another good11
1702121359Change in DemandA shift of the demand curve to the right (increase in demand) or to the left (decrease in demand)12
1702121360Change in Quantity DemandedA movement from one point to another point - from one price-quantity combination to another- on a fixed demand schedule or demand curve13
1702121361SupplySchedule or curve showing the varoius amounts of a product that producers are willing and able to make available for sale at each of a series of possible prices during a specific period14
1702121362Supply ScheduleTable shwoing the quantities of a product that will be supplied at various prices, other things equal15
1702121363Law of SupplyAs price rises, the quantity supplies rises; as price falls the quantity supplied falls16
1702121364Supply CurveGraphical representation of a supply schedule, has an upward slope17
1702121365Determinants of SupplyResource prices, technology, taxes and subsidies, prices of other goods, producer expectations, and the numer of sellers in the market18
1702121366Change in SupplyAn increase in supply shifts the curve to the right; a decrease in supply shifts it to the left19
1702121367Change in Quantity SuppliedA movement from one point to another on a fixed supply curve. The cause of such a movement is a change in the price of the specific product being considered.20
1702121368Equilibrium PriceThe price where the intentions of buyers and seller match.21
1702121369Equilibrium QuantityThe quantity demanded and quantity supplied at the equilibrium price in a competitive market22
1702121370SurplusExcess supply23
1702121371ShortageExcess demand24
1702121372Productive EfficiencyThe production of any particular good in the least costly way25
1702121373Allocative EfficiencyThe particular mix of goods and services most highly valued by society (minimum cost production assumed).26
1702121374Price CeilingSets the maximum legal price a seller may charge for a product or service27
1702121375Price FloorA minimum price fixed by the government28

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