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| The amount of a good or service that consumers would purchase at a particular price |
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| The quantity demanded of a good or service varies inversely with its price |
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| the effect of a change in the price of a good or service on the amount purchased that results from the consumer substituting a relatively less expensive alternative |
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| the effect of a change in the price of a good or service on the amount purchased that results from change in purchasing power of the consumers income due to the price change |
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| the relationship between the quantities of a good or service that consumers desire to purchase at any particular time and the various prices that can exist for the good or service |
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| a table recording the number of units of a good or service demanded at various possible prices |
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| a graphic representation of the relationship between prices and quantity demanded |
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| Community demand schedule |
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| the sum of all the individual demand schedules in a particular market showing the total quantities demanded by the buyers in the market at each of the various possible prices |
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| the relationship between the quantities of a good or service that sellers wish to market at any particular time and the various prices that can exist for the good or service |
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| a table recording the number of units of a good or service supplied at various possible prices |
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| a graphic representation of the relationship between price and quantity supplied |
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| the quantity supplied of a good or service varies directly with its price |
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| the price at which the quantity of a good or service offered by suppliers is exactly equal to the quantity that is demanded by purchasers in a particular period of time |
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| an excess of quantity demanded over quantity supplied that occurs when a price is below the equilibrium price |
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| an excess of quantity supplied over quantity demanded that occurs when a price is above the equilibrium price |
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| Consumer tastes and preferences |
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| individual liking or partiality for specific goods or services |
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| a product that is interchangeable in use with another product |
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| a product that is employed jointly in conjunction with another product |
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| a period of time so short that the amount of some factor inputs cannot be varied |
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| a period of time sufficiently long that the amount of all factor inputs can be varied |
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| a change in the quantity of a good or service that would be purchased at each possible price |
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| a change in the quantity of a good or service that would be offered for sale at each possible price |
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