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Demand
Demand
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Economics
12th Grade
02/18/2015

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Demand
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in economic terms is that the amount of a good or service that a consumers is willing and able to buy at various possible prices buring a given time period
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Quantity demand
Definition
is a slightly different concept that describes the amount of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at each particular price durning a given time period
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law of demand
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which states that an increase in a good's price cause a decrease in the quantitly demanded and that a decrease price cause an incause in the quanity demand
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purchasing demand
Definition
the amount of money or income, that people have availible to spend on goods and services
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income effect
Definition
any increase or decrease in a consumers purchasing power caused by a change in price
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substitution effect
Definition
describes the tendency of consumers to substitute a similar, lower-price product for another product that is relatively more expensive
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diminishing marginal utility
Definition
the natural decreases in the utility of a good or service as more units of it are consumed
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demand schedule
Definition
one usful way to show the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity that consumers demand
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demand curve
Definition
a graphic representation of a demand schedule showing the relationship between the price of an item and the quantity demanded durning a given period with all other things being equal
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determinants of demand
Definition
a nonprice factor that influences the amount of demand for a good or service
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substitute goods
Definition
goods that can be used to replace the purchase of similar goods when prices rise
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complementary goods
Definition
goods that are commonly used with other goods
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elasticity of demand
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is the degree to which chnages in a goods price affect the quantity demanded by consumers
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elastic demand
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exists when a small change in a goods price causes a major opposite change in the quantity demanded
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inelastic demand
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exists when a change in a goods price has little impact on the quantity demanded
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total revenue
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sometimes called total recepits refers to the total income that a business receives from selling its product
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