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unit elastic
a given change in price cuases a proportional change in quantity demanded
inelastic
a given change in price causes a relatively smaller change in the quantity demanded
elastic
given change in price causes a relatively larger change in quantity demanded
demand elasticity
extent to which a change in price causes a change in the quanitity demanded
elasticity
measure of responsiveness that tells us how a dependent variable responds to a change in an independent variable
complements
goods that are related to other goods
substitutes
products that are used in place of other products
change in demand
something that happens that causes the demand curve to shift
substitution effect
change in quantity demanded because of the change in the relative price of the product
income effect
the change in quantity demanded becasue of a change in price that alters consumers' real income
change in quantity demanded
a movement along the demand curve that shows a change in the quantity of the product purchased in response to a change in price
diminishing marginal utility
states that the extra satisfaction we get from using additional quantities of the product beings to diminish
marginal utility
the extra usefullness or satisfaction a person gets from acquiring or using one more unit of a product
market demand curve
the demand curve that shows the quantities demanded by everyone who is interested in purchasing the product
Law of Demand
states that the quantity demanded of a good or service varies inversely with its price
demand curve
graph showing the quantity demanded at each and every price that might prevail in the market
demand schedule
listing that shows the various quantities demanded of a particular product at all prices that might prevail in the maket at a given time
microeconomics
area of economics that deals with behavior and decision making by small units
demand
desire, ability, and willingness to buy a product
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Econ chapter 4
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