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equilibrium
the situation where quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied; the combination of price and quantity where there is no economic pressure from surpluses or shortages that would cause price or quantity to change
equilibrium price
the price where quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied equilibrium quantity, the quantity at which quantity demanded, and quantity supplied are equal for a certain price level
excess demand
at the existing price, quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied (shortage)
excess supply
at he existing price, quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded (surplus)
quantity demanded
the total number of unit of a good or service consumers who are willing to purchase at a given price
quantity supplied
the total number of units of a good or service producers are willing to sell at a given price
shift in demand
when i a change in some economic factor (other than price) causes a different quantity to be demanded at every price
shift in supply
when a change in some economic factor (other than price) causes a different quantity to be supplied at every price
shortage
at the existing price, the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied (excess demand)
substitute good
can replace another to some extent, so that greater consumption of one good can mean less of another
supply
the relationship between price and the quantity supplied of a certain good or service
supply curve
a line that shows the relationship between price and quantity supplied on a graph, with quantity supplied on the horizontal axis and price on the vertical axis
demand curve
a line that shows the relationship between price and quantity demanded, with quantity demanded on the horizontal axis and price on the vertical axis