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Demand is: quantity that people are willing and able to buy at various prices.
The Law of Demand: There is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demand.
What causes a "changes in quantity demanded?" - change in price

What causes a "change in demand?" 
-  change (Δ) in buyer's taste (advertising)
-change (Δ) in number of buyers (population)
-change (Δ) in income
   -Normal Goods: goods that buyers buy more when income rises
   -Inferior Goods: goods that buyers buy less when income rises
-change (Δ) in the price of related goods 
   -substitute goods - goods serving same purpose
   -complimentary goods - goods served together
-change (Δ) in expectations

Elasticity of Demand- tells how drastically a buyer will buy
Elastic Demand- (greater than 1) when you have a product that is elastic when demand will change in product because of price
Inelastic Demand-  (less than 1) demand will not change regardless (ex. Medicine, Gas, Milk)
Unit Elastic- 1 




Finding % Change in Quantity 

1.) New Quantity - Old Quantity 
                   _______________________   X 100
           Old Quantity 



 Finding % Change in Price

2.) New Price - Old Price
                           _____________________    X 100
          Old Price


3.)PED =  

% change in Q.D    
                   _______________________                   
                                                                % change in Price






Supply: is quantities that producers and sellers are willing and able to produce and sell at various prices.
The Law of Supply: There is a direct relationship between price and quantity supply
What causes a "change in quantity supplied?"  - change in price


What causes a "change in supply?" 
-change (Δ) in technology
-change (Δ) in taxes or subsidize
-change (Δ) in # of sellers
-change (Δ) in resource prices/cost of production
-change (Δ) in weather
-change (Δ) in expectations

Equilibrium = It is the point where the supply and demand meet 
Shortage = QD > QS = excess demand 
Surplus = QS > QD = excess supply




Supply Formulas 

TFC (Total Fixed Cost): cost that does not change no matter how much it is produced
MC  (Marginal Revenue): additional income from 1 more unit of a good
TVC (Totale Variable Cost): cost that does change depending on how much it is produced

TC = TFC + TVC 
MC = New TC - Old TC
AFC = TFC/Q
AVC = TVC/Q
ATC = AFC + AVC or TC/Q

1 comment:

  1. You should try adding some pictures or videos to your post so that we can see what supply and demand looks like.

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