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Chapter 5: How the Market Works
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Business
11th Grade
02/07/2012

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Term
Demand
Definition
Amount or quantity of goods and services that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices.
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Law of Demand
Definition
Principle that consumers will generally buy less of an item at a higher price.
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Market
Definition
Any place where individuals buy and sell goods and services.
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Supply
Definition
Amount of goods and services that producers will provide at various prices.
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Law of Supply
Definition
Principle that producers will generally supply more of an item at a higher price.
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Market Economy
Definition
Economic system in which economic decisions are based on the actions of buyers and sellers.
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Surplus
Definition
Condition when the supply of an item is greater than the market demand at a particular price.
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Price
Definition
Amount of money given or asked for when goods or services are bought or sold.
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Equilibrium Price
Definition
Price at which the amount of an item supplied is equal to the amount demanded.
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Shortage
Definition
Under supply of an item at a particular price.
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