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Any place where factors of production (land, labor, capital) are bought and sold |
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Any place where finished goods and services (products) are bought and sold
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The ability and willingness to sell (produce) specific quantities of a good at alternative prices in a given time period
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The ability and willingness to buy specific quantities of a good at alternative prices in a given time period
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A curve describing the quantities of a good consumer is willing and able to buy at alternative prices in a given time period
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The quantity of a good demanded in a given time period increases as its price falls
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Goods that substitute for each other; when the price of good x rises, the demand for good y increases
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Goods frequently consumed in combination; when the price of good x rises, the demand for good y falls
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A change in the quantity demanded at any given price
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The total quantities of a good or service people are willing and able to buy at alternative prices in a given time period; the sum of individual demands
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The total quantities of a good that sellers are willing and able to to sell at alternative prices in a given time period
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The quantity of a good supplied in a given time period increases as its price increases
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The price at which the quantity of a good demanded in a given time period equals the quantity supplied
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The use of market prices and sales to signal desired outputs (or resources allocations)
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Lower limit set for the price of a good
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Upper limit set for the price of a good
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The amount by which the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at a given price – excess supply
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The amount by which the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price; excess demand
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