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Economics
12th Grade
10/27/2009

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Term
quantity demanded
Definition
the amount of a good or service that consumer would purchase at a particular  price 
Term
law of demand
Definition
the quantity demanded of a good or service varies inversly with its price; the lower the price the larger the quantity demanded, and the higher the price the smaller the quantity demanded
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substitution effect
Definition
the effect of a change in the price of a good or service on the amount purchased that results from the consumer substituting a reletive less expensive alternative.
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income effect
Definition
the effect of a change in the price of a good or service on the amount purchased that results from a change in purchasing power of the comsumer's income due to the price change.
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