Understanding demand
Shifts in the demand curve
Elasticity of demand
100

This economic concept describes the relationship between a product's price and the quantity consumers are willing to buy.

  • What is the law of demand?
100

A factor that could cause the entire demand curve to move right.

  • What is an increase in consumer income?
100

When a change in price causes a proportional change in quantity demanded.

  • What is unitary elastic demand?
200

A table that shows different price points and the corresponding quantities consumers will purchase.

  • What is a demand schedule?
200

Reasons a non-price factor that might shift the demand curve.

What are income, future outlook, population, advertising?

200

A measure of how responsive quantity demanded is to price changes

  • What is elasticity of demand?
300

A good that consumers buy more of when their income increases.

  • What is a normal good?
300

A good that consumers buy less of when their income increases.

  • What is an inferior good?
300

 When a small price change results in a large change in quantity demanded.

  • What is elastic demand?
400

When the price of one product affects the demand for another related product.

  • What are complements or substitutes?
400

Two economic effects explaining why consumers buy more of a product when its price drops.

  • What are the substitution effect and income effect?
400

When a significant price change causes little change in quantity demanded.

  • What is inelastic demand?
500

The graphical representation showing the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.

  • What is a demand curve?
500

Describes the total demand for a product across all consumers at various price points.

  • What is a market demand schedule?
500

A calculation showing elasticity of demand 

  • What is percentage change in quantity divided by percentage change in price.