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Chapter 4 Macroeconomics
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Market
group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service
Competitive Market
market in which there are many buyers and sellers so that each has a negligible impact on the market price
Quantity Demanded
amount of good buyers are willing and able to purchase
Law of Demand
other things equal, the quantity
demanded
of a good
falls
when the price of the good
rises
Demand Schedule
table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded
Demand Curve
graph of relationship between price of a good and the quantity demanded
Normal Good
good for which other things equal, an
increase
in income leads to an
increase
in demand
Inferior Good
good for which other things equal, an
increase
in income leads to a
decrease
in demand
Substitutes
two
good which an
increase
in price of one leads to
increase
in demand for other
Complements
two
goods for which an
increase
in price of one leads to
decrease
in demand for other
Quantity Supplied
amount of good that sellers are willing and able to sell
Law of Supply
other things equal, the quantity
supplied
of a good
rises
when price of good
rises
Supply Schedule
table that shows relationship between price of a good and quantity supplied
Supply Curve
graph of relationship between price of good and quantity supplied
Equilibrium
situation in which market price has reached level at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded
Equilibrium Price
price that balances quantity supplied and quantity demanded
Equilibrium Quantity
the quantity supplied and quantity demanded at equilibrium price
Surplus
quantity supplied is greater that quantity demanded
Shortage
quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
Law of Supply and Demand
claim that price of any good adjusts to bring quantity supplied and quantity demanded for that good into balance
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Chapter 4 Macroeconomics
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Chapter 4 vocab
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2012-01-29T19:21:40Z
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