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Economics: Ch. 3-4
Economics Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Determinants of Demand | Income, utility, substitutes, # of buyers, and complimentary goods. |
| Determinants of Supply | Production, substitutes, future, # of sellers, and market size. |
| Inelastic | Price increases and revenue increases. |
| Elastic | Price increases and revenue decreases. |
| Demand | Market, ability, and willingness to buy things. |
| Supply | Amounts of goods or services sellers are able and willing to produce. |
| Shifts | What happens to supply and demand curves when non-price variables change. |
| Diminishing Marginal Unity | Usefulness decreases as quantity increases. |
| Elasticity | Sensitivity to price. |
| Normal Goods | Increased income leads to increased demand. |
| Interior Goods | Increases income leads to decreased demand. |
| Price Supports | More supply than demand (surpluses). |
| Price Ceilings | More demand than supply (shortage). |
| Effects of Protective Tariffs | Less supply and higher prices - SUPPLY |
| Effects of Income Taxes | Affects income negatively - DEMAND |
| Law of Downward Sloping Demand | We buy less when prices are high and more when things are cheap. |
| Elasticity for Necessity and Luxury Items | Necessity - inelastic Luxury - elastic |
| Effects of Substitutes | Inverse supply/demand relationship. |
| Effects of Compliments | Positive relationship - supply/demand increase/decrease at the same time. |
| Price and Quantity move toward Equilibrium | Decisions of buyers and sellers always pushes towards equilibrium. |