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ECON 2113
Chapter 4
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Economics
Undergraduate 3
02/02/2016

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Competitive Market
Definition
a market with many buyers and sellers trading identical products so that each buyer and seller is a price taker.
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complements
Definition
two goods for which an increase in the price of one leads to a decrease in the demand for the other.
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demand curve
Definition
the graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded.
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demand schedule
Definition
a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded
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equilibrium
Definition
a situation in which the market price has reached the level at which quantity
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equilibrium price
Definition
the price that balances quantity supplied and quantity demanded.
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equilibrium quantity
Definition
the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded at the equilibrium price.
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inferior good
Definition
a good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to a decrease in demand.
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law of demand
Definition
the claim that, other things equal, the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price of a good rises.
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law of supply
Definition
the claim that, other things equal, the quantity supplied of a good rises when the price of a good rises.
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law of supply and demand
Definition
the claim that the price of any good adjusts to bring the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded for that good into balance.
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market
Definition
a group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service
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normal good
Definition
a good for which, other things equal, an increase in income leads to an increase in demand
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quantity demanded
Definition
the amount of a good that buyers are willing and able to purchase
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quantity supplied
Definition
the amount of a good that a seller is willing and able to sell
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shortage
Definition
a situation in which the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied
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substitutues
Definition
two goods for which in increase in the price of one leads to an increase in the demand for the other.
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supply curve
Definition
a graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied
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supply schedule
Definition
a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity shipped.
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surplus
Definition
a situation in which the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded
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