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WHS PoBF 5.01E
LAP EC 112
Term | Definition |
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Buyer’s market | The best time for consumers to buy; characterized by large supply, small demand, and low prices |
Buying power | The amount of money available |
Complementary goods | Products that are used together, e.g., skirts and blouses, ski boots and skis, software and computers |
Consumer buying power | Cash and credit a consumer has available to spend |
Cost of production | The total amount of money spent on costs of materials, labor, taxes, etc., to manufacture economic goods and services |
Demand | The quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time |
Elastic demand | A form of demand for products in which changes in price correspond to changes in demand |
Elasticity | An indication of how changes in price will affect changes in the amounts demanded and supplied |
Equilibrium | The point at which the quantity supplied is equal to the quantity demanded |
Equilibrium price | The point at which the quantity of a good that buyers want to buy is equal to the quantity that sellers are willing to sell at a certain price |
Inelastic demand | A form of demand in which changes in price do not affect demand |
Law of demand | Economic principle which states that the quantity of a good or service that people will buy varies inversely with the price of the good or service |
Law of supply | Economic principle which states that the quantity of a good or service that will be offered for sale varies in direct relation to its price |
Law of supply and demand | Economic principle which states that the supply of a good or service will increase when demand is great and decrease when demand is low |
Seller’s market | The best time for producers to sell; characterized by large demand, small supply, and high prices |
Standard of living | The general conditions in which people live; quality of life |
Substitute goods | Items that can be used in place of others; items that satisfy the same needs/wants; similar goods |
Supply | The quantity of a good or service that sellers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given time period |
Utility | Usefulness; capable of satisfying wants and needs |