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Law of demand
quanity demaned rises as price falls, other thigns constant.
quantity demanded falls as price rises other thigns counstant
Demand curve
the grapic representation of the relationship between price and quanityt demanded
demand
refers to a scheduel of quanitites of a good taht will be bought er unit of time at various prices, otehr thigns constant
quantity demanded
refers to a specific amount that will be demanded per unit of time at a specific price other thigns coustant
movement along a demand curve
the graphical representation of the effectof a change in price on the quanitty demanded
shift in demand
the graphical representation of teh effect of anything other then price of demand
shift factors of demand
society's income
the prices of other goods
tastes
expectations
taxes on and subsides to consumers
market demand curve
the horizontal sum of all individual demand curves
law of supply
quantitiy supplied rises as price rises, other thigns constant
quantity supplied falls as price falls, other thigns constant
supply curve
the graphical representation of the relationship between price and quantity supplied
supply
refers to a scheduel of quantities a seller is willing to sell per unit of time at various prices other thigns constant
quantity supplied
refers to a specific amount that will be supplied at a specific price
movement along a supply curve
the graphical representation of teh effect of a change in price on the quanity supplied
shift in supply
the graphical representation of the effects of a change in a factors other than price on supply
market supply curve
the horizontal sum of all individual supply curves
equilibrium
a concept in which opposing dynamic forces cancel each other out
equilibrium quantity
the amount bought and sold at the equilibrium price
equilibrium price
the price toward which the invisible hand drives the market
excss supply
a surplus, quantity supplied is greater than quantitiy demanded
excess demand
a shortage quantity demanded is greater than quantiy supplied
fallancy of composition
the false assumption that what is true for a part will also be true for the whole
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ECON Chapter 4 terms
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Chapter 4 terms
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