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14120818demandthe willingness and ability to buy or consume something0
14120819law of demandas price goes up, quantity demanded goes down.1
141213573 factors that influence demandsustitution effect, real income effect, diminishing marginal utility2
14121358substitution effectas the price of one good or service goes up, quantity demanded for all of its substitutes goes up.3
14121359real income effectas prices rise and your income stays the same, quantity demanded for all goods or services goes down.4
14121360diminishing marginal utilityassuming all things stay the same with each additional unit consumed, we recieve less satisfaction then the previous unit consumed.5
14127294ceteris paribusall things held constant6
14127295demand curvethe graphical representation of a demand scheduale7
14127296only shows how we respond to changes in pricedemand curve8
14127297market demandsum of all individual demands in the market9
141272982 causes in shiftsincome and expectations10
14127299incomeex) normal gods and inferior11
14127300normal goodsgoods that people buy more of as income increases12
14127301inferior goodsgoods that people buy less of as income increases13
141273022 factors influencing supplyincentive for greater profit and market entry14
14127303what is the largest factor influencing elasticitytime15
14127304in the longe run supply becomes more...elatic16
14127305in the short run supply becomes more...inelastic17
14127306GDPthe total dollar value of goods and services produced by the US in a year18
14127307inflationgeneral increase in price levels19
14127308real gdpconstant prices20
14127309nominal gdpcurrrent prices21
14185657what do you use to measure inflationconsumer price index22
141856584 limitations of GDPnegative externalities, underground activities, nonmarket activities, quality of life23
14185659aggregatesum of all of the parts24
14185660total costfixed costs + variable costs25
14185661marginal costadditional cost of producing one more unit26
14185662if revenue is >operating costs should you stay open or close downstay open27
14185663if revenue is < operating costs should you stay open or close downclose down28
141856642 tools of fiscal policytaxes, spending29
14185665entitlement programsmedicare, medicaid, social security30
141863253 tools of monetary policyreserve requirement ratio, discount rate, open market opperations31
14186326RRRpercent of deposits banks must keep on hand32
14186327examples of RRRexpansionary and contractionary monetary policy33
14186328discount rateintrest banks pay when they borrow money34
14186329open market opperationsbuying and selling of government securities35
14186330porportionalevery one pays the same percent of their income36

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