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1
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What is a market?

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A market exists wherever consumers and producers come together for the purpose of exchange.

2
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What’s a markets purpose?

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a market is a mechanism that allocated resources through the interation of demand and supply and prices.

3
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A market equilibrium is when

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demand = supply

4
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demand definition

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demand refers to the quantity of a product that buyers are willing and able to buy at various prices over a time period, ceteris paribus.

5
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Reasons for different shaped curves

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differences in the price elasticity of demand at various prices along the curve.

6
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If the exam asks for a change draw

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Either supply or demand

7
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if the exam askf for a change in market

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draw both curves!

8
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Market equilibruim defintion

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is a situation that occurs when the market price is such that the quantity demanded exactly equals quantity supplied.

9
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financial markets define

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government bonds, stock market, etc.

10
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producer surplus define

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the difference between the price a producer is prepared to sell a product for and the price that they actually sell it for.

11
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evaluate

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population
trends
elasticity of supply
changes in determinants of demand
extent of the change in price 
changes in the determinants of supply
12
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Joint supply definition

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where a firm producers more than one product together

13
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composite supply definition

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where a product produced by a firm serves more than one market.

14
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comparative supply definition

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a situation in which a firm can use its factors of production to produce alternative products. More of one less of another.

15
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determinants of supply

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change in costs of production
changes in state of technology in production
changes in price/profitability of other goods the firm could supply.
firms’ expectations of future prices.

16
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supply definition

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refers to the quantities of a product that suppliers are willing and able to sell at various prices per period of time, ceteris paribus.

17
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consumer surplus definition

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the difference between the price a consumer actually pays for a product and the price they are willing to pay OR the value that consumers gain from consuming a good or service over and above the price they pay.

18
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Determinants of demand

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  • changing price/availability of a substitute good.
  • Changing price/availability of a complimentary good.
  • change in consumer income
  • change in taste/consumer preferences
  • changes in population
  • expectations about future price movements
19
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derived demand

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demand for a factor of production or a good which arises not from the factor or the good itself but from the goods it produces.

20
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joint demand

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demand for goods which are interdependent, such that they are demanded together.

21
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composite demand

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demand for a good that has multiple uses.

22
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comparative demand

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demand for goods that are in competition with each other.