Demand

Question 1

demand

Answer 1

the quantity of a good or service commidty consumers are willing and able to buy at a particular price, at a particular time; ceteris paribus.

Question 2

effective demand

Answer 2

demand is made effective only when a consumer’s willingness or desire to purchase a good or service is backed by income, giving them the ability to purchase the good or service.

Question 3

demand schedule

Answer 3

a table showing the price of a good and the quantity demanded at each price.

Question 4

what does a demand curve show?

Answer 4

shows the relationship between price and quantity demand of a given good or service.

Question 5

shape of demand curve

Answer 5

is due to the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded and is explained by the first law of demand.

Question 6

movements along the demand curve

Answer 6

changes in the price of the good itself always results in this. two types of movements:
contraction
expansion

Question 7

factors affecting demand..shifts along demand curve

CHNAGE IN INCOME

Answer 7

Changes in the consumer’s income can affect demand in two ways however this depends on the nature of the good being demanded.

Question 8

normal good

Answer 8

as consumer’s income increases the demand for a normal good increases. Normal Goods have a positive relationship between consumers’ income and quantity demanded.

Question 9

inferior good

Answer 9

as a consumer’s income increases the demand for inferior goods decreases as consumers choose to buy less of these goods as these goods are usually of poor quality. Inferior goods have an inverse relationship between consumers’ income and quantity demanded.

Question 10

Changes in taste and preference

Answer 10

changes in favor of a good would cause demand increase at the same price

changes in opposition / against a good would cause demand to decrease at the same price

Question 11

Complement good-

Answer 11

An object used in combination with another product or service is a complementary good or service..has little value when not paired with it’s complement.

bread and butter, computers and printers

Question 12

substitute goods

Answer 12

a product or service that consumers see as essentially the same or similar-enough to another product. a good that can be used in place of another.

conatct lenses vs spectacles
laptop computers versus desktop computers

Question 13

the first law of demand

Answer 13

states that as the price of a good or service is lowered, consumer demand increases

Question 14

factors affecting of demand

Answer 14

1. price of other goods
2. changes in income of the individual/consumer
3. advertising
4. population of the country
5. fashion and taste
6. government influences- by ccreating laws like all homes require fire alarms (increasing demand for fire alarms)

Question 15

prices of other goods

Answer 15

complementary goods- when the price of cars goes down, the demand for cars increases and the demand for petrol also increases

subsitute goods- when the price of butter increases, the demand for butter decreases and the demand for margarine increases.

Question 16

advertising

Answer 16

an important tool for influencing consumers’ demand.

for example, an advertisemnt may portray brand of detergent as being more effective than another. This increases the demand for that brand of detergent. uses of celeberties, to endorse the product may increase demand

Question 17

rightward/outward shift or increase in demand of a good

Answer 17

1. rise in price of a substitute
2. fall in the price of a complement
3. increase in income (normal goods)
4. decrease in income (inferior goods)
5. an increase in population
6. new fashion, greater taste
7. increased advertsing
8. government legislation

Question 18

leftward/inward shift or decrease in demand of a good

Answer 18

1. fall in price of a substitute
2. rise in the price of a complement
3. decrease in income (normal goods)
4. increase in income (inferior goods)
5. an decrease in population
6. old fashion, reduced taste
7. decreased advertsing
8. government legislation

Question 19

population of a country

Answer 19

if its young the demand for shoes, brand name t’shirts and other trendy goods would be higher

it its more females, the demand for skirts and goods manufactured for ladies

Question 20

fashion and taste

Answer 20

changes in fashion will cause the demand for the currently fashionable item to increase

changes in taste for exmaple christmas season, consumer have a stronger taste for sorrel, turkey, ham, they demand more for these goods