Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 3
Supply and Demand
23
Economics
Undergraduate 1
10/21/2008

Additional Economics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Competitive Market
Definition
A market in which there are many buyers and sellers of the same good or service.
Term
Supply and Demand Model
Definition
a model of how a competitive market works.
Term
Demand Schedule
Definition
How much of a good or service consumers will want to buy at different prices
Term
Demand Curve
Definition
The graphical representation of the demand schedule
Term
quantity demand
Definition
the actual amount consumers are willing to buy at some specific price.
Term
law of demand
Definition
the higher the price for goods, given other things equal, the less people will demand for that good.
Term
shift on demand curve
Definition
a change in the quantity demanded at any given price, represented graphically by the movement of the original demand curve to a new position.
Term
movement along the demand curve
Definition
the change in the quantity demand of a good that is the result of a change in the goods price
Term
Substitutes
Definition
two goods whose consumption are inversely related in terms of price.
Term
compliments
Definition
two goods whose consumption is directly related in terms of price.
Term
Normal Goods
Definition
a good whose demand increases with an increase in income
Term
inferior goods
Definition
a good whose demand decreases with an increase in income.
Term
quantity supplied
Definition
the actual amount of a good or service people are willing to sell at some specific price.
Term
supply schedule
Definition
how much of a good or service producers are willing to supply at a different price.
Term
supply curve
Definition
graphical representation of the supply schedule.
Term
Shift in supply
Definition
a change in the quantity supplied of a good or service at any given price. it is represented by the change of the original supply curve to a new position denoted by a new supply curve.
Term
movements along supply curve.
Definition
a change in the quantity supplied of a good that is the result of a change in that goods price.
Term
input
Definition
a good that is used to produce another good.
Term
equilibrium price
Definition
the price at which the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded.
Term
market-changing price
Definition
another name for equilibrium price.
Term
equilibrium quantity
Definition
the quantity of the given good bought and sold at the equilibrium price.
Term
surplus
Definition
the quantity supplied of a good exceeds the quantity demanded. this occurs when the price is above the equilibrium level.
Term
shortage
Definition
the quantity demanded of a good exceeds the quantity supplied. this occurs when the price is below the equilibrium level.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!