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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| demand | the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service. |
| demand schedule | is a table that lists various quantities of a product or service someone is willing to buy over a range of prices. |
| demand curve | is a graph that shows the amount of a product that would be bought at all possible prices in the market. |
| law of demand | quantity demanded and price move in opposite directions. |
| market demand | the total demand of all consumers for their product or service. |
| utility | pleasure, usefulness, or satisfaction we get from a product. |
| marginal utility | additional satisfaction |
| why does demand change | market demand can change when more consumers enter the market. Market demand can also change when the incomes, in the market change. |
| What determines demand | Changes in income, preferences, price of related goods, and changes in population. |
| demand elasticity | is the extent to which a change in price cause a change in the quantity demanded. |
| inelastic demand | price changes have little effect on the quantity demanded. |
| Necessities and Luxuries | Demand for heart medicine and food is inelastic because these are necessities. Demand for luxuries is likely to be elastic. If the price of a luxury good increases, buyers are more able to cut back on the quantity demanded. |
| Subtitutes | competing products |
| complements | used together |