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markets
chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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commodity markets | the markets where major commodities or raw materials are bought and sold |
consumer surplus | the difference between the highest price a consumer is prepared to pay for a good and the price he/she pays |
demand curve | a graph showing the quantities of a good(or service)that consumers are willing to buy at different prices |
demand schedule | a list or table showing the quantities of a good(or service) that consumers are willing to buy a different prices |
equilibrium price | the price at which quantity demanded equal to quantity supplied |
equilibrium quantity | the level of output where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied |
factor market | a market where a factor of production is bought and sold |
final market | a market that supplies goods or services that give consumers utility and for which they are willing to pay a price |
foreign exchange market | the market where the worlds currencies are bought and sold |
haggling | the practice where buyers and sellers argue over the price of an item |
intermediate market | a market where a good is sold to be used as an input in the production of another good |
market | the bringing together of potential buyers of a good or service with the potential sellers of that good or service |
producer surplus | the difference between the lowest price a producer or seller is prepared to accept for a good and the price he/she actually receives |
stock exchange | a market where shares in public companies and units of government stock are bought and sold |
supply curve | a graph showing the quantities of a good or service that producers are willing to supply at different prices |
supply schedule | a list or table showing the quantites of a good or service that producers are willing to supply at different prices |