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Economics: Chapter 04 Vocab

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demand schedulea chart showing the various quantities demanded of a product at all prices
demand curvea graph showing the quantity demanded of a product at different prices in the market
unit elasticslope of demand curve equals one
demand elasticitythe measure of how a change in the price of a product causes a change in the quantity demanded of a product
law of Demandthe quantity demanded of a product varies inversely with its price
inelastic demandslope of demand curve is greater than one
elastic demandslope of demand curve is less than one
total productall of the output produced by a firm
production functionthe relationship between output changes and changes in a single input
marginal productthe extra output generated by the addition of one more unit of a variable input
marginal utility per dollarmarginal utility divided by the amount spent
marginal utilitynew total utility minus old total utility
demandthe desire, ability, and willingness to buy a product
market demand curvedemand curve showing the total quantities demanded by everyone interested in buying a product
diminishing marginal utilitythe reduction in the extra satisfaction we get from buying another unit of a product
change in quantity demandedmovement along the demand curve due to a change in price
change in demandchange in the quantity demanded without a change in the price
substitutea product that can be used in place of another produce
complementa product that is effected by the change in price of another product


Campbell High School
Litchfield, NH

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