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High School Economic
Supply and Demand
Term | Definition |
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Law of Demand | the claim that, other things being equal, the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price of the good rises |
Law of Supply | the claim that, other things being equal, the quantity supplied of a good rises when the price of the good rises |
Quantity Demanded | the amount of a good that buyers are willing and able to purchase |
Quantity Supplied | the amount of a good that sellers are willing and able to sell |
Demand Schedule | a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded |
Supply Schedule | a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied |
Demand Curve | a graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded |
Supply Curve | a graph of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied |
Equilibrium | a situation in which the market price has reached the level at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded |
Shortage | a situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied |
Surplus | a situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded |