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MarketingVocats3.02
Question | Answer |
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The amount of goods producers are willing and able to produce and sell at a given price during a certain period of time | Supply |
Producers prefer to supply when the price is high | Seller's Market |
A consumer’s willingness and ability to buy products at a given price during a certain period of time | Demand |
Consumers prefer to buy when the price is low | Buyer's Market |
With all other factors being equal, as the price of a product increases, the quantity supplied will increase, and as the price of a product decreases, the quantity supplied will decrease. | Law of Supply |
With all other factors being equal, as the price of a product increases, consumer demand for the product decreases, and as the price of a product decreases, consumer demand for the product increases. | Law of Demand |
When supply exceeds demand | Surplus |
When demand exceeds supply, also referred to as scarcity | Shortage |
Occurs when supply and demand are equal-producers & consumers happy | Equilibrium |
degree to which demand for a product is affected by its price | Elasticity |
Refers to how changes in the price of a product result in a change on the demand for that product. For example, when the price of a cheeseburger is reduced, demand may increase | Elastic Demand |
Refers to how changes in the price of a product have very little affect on the demand for that product. For example, some people might be willing to pay any price for gas. | Inelastic Demand |
If a substitute is easily obtainable, demand becomes more elastic | Availability |
Many customers will only purchase a certain brand-demand becomes inelastic. | Brand Loyalty |
When an increase in the price of a good or service does not have a major impact on a customer’s budget, the demand is usually inelastic | Price relative to income |
demand is most likely to be elastic | Luxury item |
demand is usually inelastic | Necessity |
If a purchase must be made immediately, demand tends to be inelastic | Urgency of Purchase |