Demand, Supply, Equilibrium Flashcards

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Six factors affecting the demand curve

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Price of other goods
Population
Disposable income
Advertising
Tastes and Pref.
Advertising
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Demand is made up of what 4 factors?

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Price
Quantity
What they are willing to buy
At a particular time

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Only factor causing movement along the demand curve

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Price

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Define Demand

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quantity of goods and services consumers are willing to buy at a particular price at a particular time

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Supply

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Quantity of goods or services firms are willing to produce at a particular price at a particular time

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Non price factors affecting supply

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Prices of inputs, cost of production

  • prices of other goods
  • technology
  • expectations of producers
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Equilibrium

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A state of unchange, When demand and supply are equal

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Market Mechanism alleviates shortages

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Consumers buying all of the widjets, will bid for higher therefore price rises
- when price rises, firms are willing to sell more

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Market mechanism alleviates surplus

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  • price will go down due to no one buying the product

- this will mean demand will rise therefore sales will occur

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