(3) Price Determination Flashcards
(12 cards)
Competing supply
When resources can be used to produce one good or another good. Not both
Complementary goods
Goods in joint demand: these goods are often bought together
Composite demand
Demand for a multi-purpose goods.
Cross elasticity of demand
Measures the responsiveness of a goods demand to a change in the price of a different goods
Elasticity
The proportionate responsiveness of a second variable to a change in a first variable
Income elasticity of demand (YED)
Measures the responsiveness of a goods demand to a change in the incomes of consumers
Inferior good
A good for which demand rises as income falls
Joint supply
When one good is produced, another good is also produced from the same raw materials
Normal good
A good for which demand rises as income rises
Price elasticity of supply
Measures the responsiveness of a goods supply to a change in price
Allocative efficiency
Productive efficiency