Econ 102 Ch. 3
The law of demand implies that if nothing else changes, there is
a negative relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded
When peoples income increases the demand for a good increases, the good is called
a normal good
The law of demand implies that other things remaining the same
as the price of a cheeseburger rises, the quantity of cheeseburgers demands will decrease
A decrease in the price of bowling shifts the
demand curve for bowling balls rightward
The price of a DVD rental is $2.50 and the price of a download movie is $1.00. If the price of the DVD rental falls by .50 the relative price of a downloaded movie will
rise
The law of demand states that the quantity of a good demanded varies
inversely with its price
The opportunity cost of good A in terms of good B is equal to the
ratio of the money price of good A to the money of price good B
If the price of a hot dog is $2 and the price of a hamburger is $4 then the
relative price of a hot dog is 1/2 hamburger
When graphing a demand curve for corn we are showing the relationship between the quantity demanded of corn and the
relative price of corn
An increase in the number of consumers
shifts the demand curve rightward
Relative price is
the ratio of one price to another price
The opportunity cost of a hot dog in terms of hamburgers is the
the ratio of the money price of a hot dog to the money price of a hamburger
The price of a DVD rental is $1.50 and the price of a download is $1.00. If the price of a DVD rental increases by .50, the relative price a download movie
falls
If consumers but bot producers expect that the price of soda will rise in November, the
demand for soda in October will increase