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ECO Topic 3 Vocabulary Pt 1 Pearson 2016

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demand   the desire to own something and the ability to pay for it  
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law of demand   consumers will buy more of a good when its price is lower and less when its price is higher  
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substitution effect   when consumers react to an increase in a good's price by consuming less of that good and more of a substitute good  
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demand schedule   a table that lists the quantity of a good a person will buy at various prices in the market  
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market demand schedule   a table that lists the quantity of a good all consumers in a market will buy at each different price  
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demand curve   a graphic representation of a demand schedule  
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inelastic   describes demand that is not very sensitive to price changes  
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elastic   describes demand that is very sensitive to a change in price  
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total revenue   the total amount of money a company receives by selling goods or services  
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supply   the amount of goods available  
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law of supply   producers offer more of a good as its price increases and less as its price falls  
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quantity supplied   the amount that a supplier is willing and able to supply at a specific price  
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supply schedule   a chart that lists how much of a good a supplier will offer at various prices  
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variable   a factor that can change  
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market supply schedule   a chart that lists how much of a good all suppliers will offer at various prices  
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supply curve   a graph of the quantity supplied of a good at various prices  
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market supply curve   a graph of the quantity supplied of a good by all suppliers at various prices  
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elasticity of supply   a measure of the way quantity supplied reacts to a change in price  
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normal good   a good that consumers demand more of when their incomes increase  
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inferior good   a good that consumers demand less of when their incomes increase  
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demographics   the statistical characteristics of populations and population segments, especially when used to identify consumer markets  
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complements   two goods that are bought and used together  
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substitutes   goods that are used in place of one another  
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