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- the prices and quantities of goods and services are determined by interactions in the market
-demand curve graphs the quantity of a good that buyers wish to buy at each price
-buyer’s reservation prices – the largest dollar amount the buyer is willing to pay for the goods
-seller’s reservation price – the smallest dollar amount the seller would be willing to charge for
an additional unit of the good
-when the market is in equilibrium, no incentive to move away from the equilibrium
-Changes in demand
-when there is an increase in demand, the demand curve shifts to the right
-when there is a decrease in demand, the demand curve shifts to the left
-6 factors that shift demand curve
-change in price of a complementary good
-2 goods are “complements” if a price of one good decreases, demand for the
other good increases (or price of one good increases, demand for the other good
decreases)
-changes in supply
- when there is an increase in supply, the supply curve shifts to the right
- when there is a decrease in supply, the supply curve shifts to the left
-5 factors that shift the supply curve
-change in the cost of inputs used for production (capital or labor)
-wage of workers increase causes costs to increase which causes decrease in
supply
-causes price of goods to increase and quantity of goods to decrease