Demand:

  • the amt of good or service that a consumer is able and willing to buy at each possible price in a given period of time ceteris paribus ( quantity demanded at every price )
  • Quantity demanded: prticular quantity of a gd/ss that a consumer is willing and able to buy at A PARTICULAR PRICE (reflected on a point on the Demand curve)
  • Law of Demand: at any given time period, the quantity demanded of gd/ss is inversely and its price, ceteris paribus
  • Law of Diminishing marginal utility (ldmu): beyond a certain pt of consumption, since more and more units of gd/ss are consumed, the additional UTILITY derived from each additional unit consumed will fall - explains law of demand
  • price (marginal cost) = marginal benefit

Non price determinants

  • Taste and preferences
  • Consumer’s Income
  • Consumer’s expectations
  • Seasonal and weather factors
  • Price of related goods
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