Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium

3 important questions on Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium

What factors alter the demand for a good?

The determinants of the demand:
  1. consumers' preferences
  2. number of consumers
  3. consumers' incomes (inferior/normal goods)
  4. prices of related goods (substitutes and complementaries)
  5. expected prices

What is the difference between change in demand and change in quantity demand?

The first is a change in the demand curve, meaning the ratio between price and quantity changes. The second means there is a change in the place on a fixed demand curve. The ratio remains the same.

What six factors change the amount supplied of a good? (besides price)

The determinants of supply:
  1. resource prices
  2. technology
  3. taxes and subsidies
  4. prices of other goods
  5. expected prices
  6. number of sellers

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