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Supply & Demand
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Demand | The quantity of a good or service that buyers are willing and able to buy at all possible prices during a certain time period. |
| Demand Curve | A graphic representation of the law of demand. |
| Demand Schedule | Table that shows how much of a good or service consumers are both willing and able to buy at different prices. |
| Disequilibrium: | When the market price is above or below the equilibrium price. |
| Equilibrium quantity | The price at which quantity supplied and quantity demanded are equal. The point at which the supply and demand curves intersect. |
| Inferior good | A good for which demand increases as income decreases and demand decreases as income increases. |
| Law of demand | As the price of a good or service rises, the quantity demanded of that good or service falls. Likewise, as the price of a good or service falls, the quantity demanded of that good or service rises. |
| Law of supply | As the price of a good or service rises, the quantity supplied of that good or service rises. Likewise, as the price of a good or service falls, the quantity supplied of that good or service falls. |
| Market equilibrium | The intersection point when you combine the supply and demand curve. |
| Normal good | A good for which demand increases as income increases and demand decreases as income decreases. |
| Price | The amount of money that buyers pay when they buy a good or service; the amount of money sellers receive when they sell a good or service. |
| Price Ceilings | A legal barrier that holds a price below the equilibrium price such as rent control. |
| Price Controls | A barrier that prevents a market from reaching equilibrium. |
| Price floors | A legal barrier that holds a price above the equilibrium price such as a minimum wage law. |
| Quantity demanded | The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a specific price. |
| Shortage | A situation in which the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied. |
| Subsidy | A government payment that supports a business or a market. |
| Supply | The quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at each possible price during a given time period. |
| Supply curve | A graphic representation of the law of supply. |
| Supply schedule | Table that shows how much of a good or service producers will supply at different prices. |
| Surplus | A situation in which the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded. |
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