What consumers are willing to pay for goods and services.
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What consumers are willing to pay for goods and services
Law of Demand
The lower the price, the more consumers want to buy
Things that affect the law of demand:
• Income effect: the more you have the more you spend
• Substitution effect: if you can get a similar, substitute good that is cheaper.. You will
• Law of diminishing marginal utility: sometimes you get tired of a particular good and stop buying it
Quantity Demanded
The exact amount
consumers want at a
certain price
Plotting Demand
Demand vs. Quantity DemandedDemand Quantity Demanded
What does
it look like?
Price (P)
Quantity
D
Price
Quantity (Q)
D1
P1
Q1
P2
Q2
D2
DEMAND THE WHOLE CURVE
QUANTITY DEMANDED EACH DOT
In other words…
NOW… you plot some
Demand Schedule for Hair Dryers
Price per Hair Dryer
Quantity Demanded
$40 0
$30 20
$20 40
$10 60
Demand Schedule for Apples
Price per apple
Quantity Demanded
$4 20,000
$3 40,000
$2 60,000
$1 80,000
Demand Schedule for Shoes
Price of Shoes
Quantity Demanded
$150 60
$120 120
$90 150
$60 180
$30 210
Demand Schedule for Apples
Price per apple
Quantity Demanded
$4 20,000
$3 40,000
$2 60,000
$1 80,000
Demand Schedule for Car Stereos
Price per stereo
Quantity Demanded
$500 500
$400 1000
$300 1500
$200 2500
$100 5000