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Holt Economics Chapter 3 Section 1
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Economics
12th Grade
02/11/2014

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Demand
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The amount of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at various possible pries during a given time period
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Quantity Demand
Definition
The amount of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy a each particular price during a given time period
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Law of demand
Definition
An increase in a good's price causes a decrease in the quantity demanded and that a decrease in price causes an increase in the quantity demanded
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Purchasing power
Definition
The amount of money that people have available to spend on goods and services
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Substitution Effect
Definition
The tendency of consumers to substitute a similar, lower-priced 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 become available
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Demand Schedule
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Lists the quantity of goods that consumers are willing and able to buy at a series of possible prices
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Demand Curve
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Plots the relationship between the price of a product and the quantity demanded
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