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Micro Ch 3a
Stack based on Chapter 3a of Principles of Microeconomics 3e
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ceteris paribus | other things being equal |
| complements | goods that are often used together so that consumption of one good tends to enhance consumption of the other |
| demand | the relationship between price and the quantity demanded of a certain good or service |
| factors of production | the resources such as labor, materials, and machinery that are used to produce goods and services; also called inputs |
| inferior good | a good in which the quantity demanded falls as income rises, and in which quantity demanded rises and income falls |
| inputs | the resources such as labor, materials, and machinery that are used to produce goods and services; also called factors of production |
| normal good | a good in which the quantity demanded rises as income rises, and in which quantity demanded falls as income falls |
| quantity demanded | the total number of units of a good or service consumers are willing to purchase at a given price |
| quantity supplied | the total number of units of a good or service producers are willing to sell at a given price |
| shift in demand | when a change in some economic factor (other than price) causes a different quantity to be demanded at every price |
| shift in supply | when a change in some economic factor (other than price) causes a different quantity to be supplied at every price |
| substitute | a good that can replace another to some extent, so that greater consumption of one good can mean less of the other |
| supply | the relationship between price and the quantity supplied of a certain good or service |