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7275770574marketA group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service0
7275773236competitive marketa market in which there are many buyers and sellers of the same good or service1
7275776760quantity demandedamount of the good that buyers are willing and able to purchase2
7275780495law of demandconsumers buy more of a good when its price decreases and less when its price increases3
7275789241demand curveA graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded.4
7275793720normal gooda good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to an increase in demand5
7367826972inferior gooda good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to a decrease in demand6
7275795762substitutesgoods used in place of each other; an increase in the price of one leads to an increase in the demand for the other7
7275805712complementstwo goods that are bought and used together; an increase in the price of one leads to a decrease in the demand for the other8
7275814609quantity suppliedthe amount of a good that sellers are willing and able to sell9
7275816253law of supplyproducers offer more of a good as its price increases and less as its price falls10
7275820602supply curvea graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied11
7275822875equilibriumThe point at which quantity demanded and quantity supplied are equal12
7275826243surplusA situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded13
7275830138shortageA situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied14
7275832500law of supply and demandthe claim that the price of any good adjusts to bring the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded for that good into balance15

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