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Chapter 3
McConnell Chapter 3 Ap Economics Terms
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Economics
12th Grade
09/16/2013

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demand
Definition
the amount of good consumers want
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demand schedule
Definition
how much demand there is in the market
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law of demand
Definition
price goes up demand goes down. inverse relationship
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diminishing marginal utility
Definition
more supply less utility per unit
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income effect
Definition
the effect of income on demand
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subsitution effect
Definition
if a good can be substituted for a cheaper good
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demand curve
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a curve graphing demand
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determinants of demands
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factors that determine demand
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normal goods
Definition
more of which people buy when income increases
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inferior goods
Definition
more of which people buy when income decreases
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substitute good
Definition
good that can substitute another
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complementary good
Definition
goods that are used together or promoted together
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change in demand
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a change in intensity of demand
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change in quantity demanded
Definition
the amount of good a market demands
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supply
Definition
the amount of good produces
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supply schedule
Definition
a schedule showing the supply in a market
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law of supply
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as price goes up so does supply
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supply curve
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a curve that portrays supply
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determinants of supply
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factors that determine supply
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change in supply
Definition
a change in supply for price
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change in quantity supplied
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a change in the amount of units supplied
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equilibrium price
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the price of which both supply and demand are equal
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equilibrium quantity
Definition
the quantity at which both supply and demand match
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surplus
Definition
too much supply
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shortage
Definition
too little supply
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productive efficiency
Definition
the work used to produce a good more efficiently
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allocative efficiency
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allocating goods to make a process more efficient
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price ceiling
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a maximum set price
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price floor
Definition
a minimum set price
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