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Macro chapter 3
Macro Economics terms for Mcconell Chapter 3
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demand schedule/demand
Definition
a schedule showing the amounts of a good or service that buyers or a buyer wish to purchase at various prices during some time period.
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law of demand
Definition
the principle that,other things equal an increase in a good increases the quantity of it demanded, and conversely for a decrease in price.
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diminishing marginal utility
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the extra utility a consumer obtains from the consumption of 1 additional unit of a good or service:equal to the change in total utility divided by the change in the quantity consumed.
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income effect
Definition
A change in the quantity demanded of a product that results from the change in real income caused by a change in the products price.
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substitution effect
Definition
A change in the quanity demanded of a consumer good that results from a change in its relative expensiveness caused by a change in the products price.
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demand curve
Definition
a curve illustrating demand.
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determinants of demand
Definition
factors other than price that determine the quantities demanded of a good or service.
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normal goods
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A good or service whose consumption increases when income increases and falls when income decreases, price remaining constant.
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inferior goods
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A good or service whose consumption declines as income rises.
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substitute goods
Definition
Products or services that can be used in place of each other.
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complementary good
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Products and services that are used together. When the price of one falls, the demand for the other increases.
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change in demand
Definition
A change in the quantity demanded of a good or service at every price.
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change in quantity demanded
Definition
A change in the amount of a product that producers offer for sale because of a change in the products price.
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supply/supply schedule
Definition
A schedule showing the amounts of a good or service that sellers will offer various prices during some period.
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law of supply
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The principle that, other things equal, an increase in the price of a product will increase the quantity demanded of it supplied, and conversely for a price decrease.
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supply curve
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A curve illustrating supply.
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determinants of supply
Definition
Factors other than price that determine the quantities supplied of a good or service.
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change in supply
Definition
A change in the quantity supplied of good or service at every price.
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change in quantity supplied
Definition
A change in the amount of a product that produces offer for sale because of a change in the products price.
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equilibrium price
Definition
The price in a competitive market at which the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied are equal, there is neither a shortage neither a surplus, and there is no tendency for price to rise or fall.
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equilibrium quantity
Definition
The quantity demanded and supplied at the equilibrium price in a competitive market.
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surplus
Definition
The amount by which the quantity supplied of a product exceeds the quantity demanded at a specific price.
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shortage
Definition
the amount by which the quantity demanded of a product exceeds the quantity supplied at a particular price.
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price ceiling
Definition
A legally established maximum price for a good or service.
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price floor
Definition
A legally established minimum price for a good or service.
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