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Chapter 3 Parkin & Bade
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Economics
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12/07/2015

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Term
competitive market
Definition
A market moves toward its equilibrium because any buyers and many sellers, so no single buyer or seller can influence the price.
Term
money price
Definition
price of an object is the number
of dollars that must be given up in exchange for
it.
Term
relative price
Definition
The ratio of one
price to another is called a ____________.
Term
quantity demand
Definition
The ______________ of a good or service is
the amount that consumers plan to buy during a given time period at a particular price.
Term
law of demand
Definition
Other things remaining the same, the higher the price of a good, the smaller is the quantity demanded; and the lower the price of a good, the greater is the quantity demanded.
Term
demand
Definition
refers to the entire relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded of that good.
Term
demand curve
Definition
shows the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and its price when all other influences on consumers’ planned purchases remain the same.
Term
change in demand
Definition
When any factor that influences buying plans changes, other than the price of the good, there is a _____________________.
Term
substitute
Definition
A _____________ is a good that can be used in place of another good.
Term
complement
Definition
A ________________is a good that is used in
conjunction with another good.
Term
normal good
Definition
A _______________ is one for which demand
increases as income increases.
Term
inferior good
Definition
An ______________is one for which demand decreases as income increases.
Term
change in the quantity demanded
Definition
A point on the demand curve shows the quantity demanded at a given price, so a movement along the demand curve shows a ____________________________.
Term
quantity supplied
Definition
The ________________ of a good or service is the amount that producers plan to sell during a given time period at a particular price.
Term
supply
Definition
The term ______ refers to the entire relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied of it.
Term
supply curve
Definition
A ____________ shows the relationship between the quantity supplied of a good and its price when all other influences on producers’ planned sales remain the same. The supply curve is a graph of a supply schedule.
Term
law of supply
Definition
Other things remaining the same, the higher the price of a good, the greater is the quantity supplied; and the lower the price of a good, the smaller is the quantity supplied.
Term
change in supply
Definition
When any factor that influences selling plans other than the price of the good changes, there is a ________________.
Term
Definition
A point on the supply curve shows the quantity supplied at a given price. A movement along the supply curve shows a __________________.
Term
equilibrium price
Definition
The _______________ is the price at which the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied.
Term
equilibrium quantity
Definition
The __________ is the quantity bought and sold at the equilibrium price.
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