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what is the definition of the damand curve?
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relates the quantity of a good that an individual or a market of individuals that will actually buy for any given price
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1st law of demand?
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demand is downsloping.
i.e if prcie goes up then quantity goes down |
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what happens to quantity if price goes down?
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quantity goes up
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quantity is measured in what?
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quantity per time
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Factors that shift demand: value
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1) increase in value (taste) means increase demand
2)decrease in value means decrease in demand |
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factors that shift demand:
# of buyers |
increase in the # of buyers willl increase demand
decrease the # of buyers will decrease demand |
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factors that shift demand:
income |
normal goods and inferior goods
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how does normal goods shift demand curve?
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normal goods: as your income increase the increase in demand. As your income decreases then decrease in demand
ex. new cars, steak, starbucks coffee |
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how does inferior goods shift demand curve?
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When income increases, demand decreases.
When income decreases demand increases ex. used cars, rahmen noodles, tea, instant coffee |
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factors that shift demand:
prices of other goods |
substitute goods and
complements |