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Review of terms and concepts from Unit 2 of AICE Econ AS Level

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Term
Definition
Market   A place where buyers and sellers come together.  
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Price Mechanism   The way that market forces decide who gets what in an economy.  
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Demand   A measuremnt of consumers ability and willingness to purchase a good or service at a given price.  
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Supply   A measurement of producers willingness to produce a good or service at a given price.  
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Ceteris Paribus   Latin for "All other things being equal".  
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The components that change demand are...   Changes in consumer taste, prices of related goods, income, the polulation and consumer expectations about the future. (TRIPE)  
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The components that change supply are...   any factor that affects how profitable a good or service is to produce.  
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A change in demand is shown as a...   Movement of the demand curve.  
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A change in supply is shown as a...   Movement of the supply curve.  
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A change in quantity demanded is shown as...   A movement along the demand curve.  
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A change in quantity supplied is shown as...   A movement along the supply curve.  
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A good with a posative relationship between income and consumption.   A normal good  
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A good that is demanded more as incomes fall.   An inferior good.  
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Complimentary Good   A good whos demand is tied positively to another good. (Example: Skis and ski boots)  
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Substitute Good   A good whos demand relates negatively to anther good. (Example: Skis and Snowboards)  
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Composite Demand   When products are used for more than one purpose and the use for one purpose decreases its availability for another purpose.  
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Elastic Good   A good where a small change in price will lead to a relatively large change in quantity demanded.  
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Inelastic Good   A good where a large change in price will lead to a relatively small change in quantity demanded.  
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Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)   % change in quantity demanded / % change in price  
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Unitary Elasticity   PED = 1. When price increases quantity demanded decreases by the exact same amount. It also works in reverse.  
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Income Elasticity of Demand (YED)   % change in quantity demanded/ % change in income.  
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Cross Elasticity of Demand (XED)   % change in quantity demanded of product A/ % change in the price of product B  
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Elasicity of Demand > 1   Is Elastic  
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Elasticty of Demand < 1   Is Inelastic  
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Cross Elasticity of Demand (XED) that is negative indicates that the goods are...   Compliments  
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Cross Elasticity of Demand (XED) that is positive indicates that the goods are...   Substitutes  
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Cross Elasticity of Demand (XED) or zero indicates that the goods are...   Unrelated  
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Consumer Surplus   When some consumers are willing to pay greater than the current market price for a good or service.  
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Price Elasticity of Supply   % change in quantity supplied/ % change in price  
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Total Revenue   The total amount of money a producer brings in. It is counted before expenses are deducted.  
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