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If the price of something goes up, people are going to buy less of it.
Law of demand
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_________ and ________ are tools used to summarize the relationship between demand and price.
Demand curves, demand schedules
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The _________ states that a higher price leads to a lower quantity demanded and that a lower price leads to a higher quantity demanded.
law of demand
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Amount of some good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at each price.
Demand
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What a buyer pays for a unit of the specific good or service.
Price
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The total number of units purchased at that price.
Quantity demanded
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A rise in price of a good or service almost always decreases the quantity demanded of that good or service. Conversely, a fall in price will increase the _________.
quantity demanded
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A _______ is a table that shows the quantity demanded at each price.
demand schedule
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A ________ is a graph that shows the quantity demanded at each price
demand curve
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Demand refers to the ______, and quantity demanded refers to a ________ on the curve.
curve, specific point
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Factors that affect demand
- Demand curves can shift
- Ceteris paribus assumption
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Demand curves relate the prices and quantities demanded assuming no other factors change.
Ceteris paribus assumption
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If the price of something goes up, companies are willing (and able) to produce more of it.
Law of supply
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The _______ states that a higher price leads to a higher quantity supplied and that a lower price leads to a lower quantity supplied.
law of supply
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___________ and________ are tools used to summarize the relationship between supply and price.
Supply curves, supply schedules
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The amount of some good or service a producer is willing to supply at each price.
Supply
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A rise in price almost always leads to an increase in the _________ of that good or service, while a fall in price will decrease the ___________.
quantity supplied
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A __________ is a table that shows the quantity supplied at each price.
supply schedule
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A __________ is a graph that shows the quantity supplied at each price.
supply curve
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Supply refers to the _______, and quantity supplied refers to a __________ on the curve.
curve, specific point
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Factors that change supply
- Supply curve shift
- Ceteris paribus assumption
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Supply curves relate prices and quantities supplied assuming no other factors change.
Ceteris paribus assumption
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The actual price you see in the world is a balancing act between supply and demand.
Market equilibrium
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