Unit 4: Supply & Demand DEMAND Chapter 4
Demand: the desire, ability and willingness to buy a product.
What is market research? -gathering & evaluating information about customer preferences Survey customers to see how much of an item they would buy at various prices Top 10 Marketing Failures
Demand Schedule: (form of a table) -A listing that shows the quantity demanded at all prices in the market
Demand Curve: (form of a graph) -Tells the quantity that consumers will demand at each and every price Price is always on the vertical axis (y-axis) And Quantity Is always on the horizontal axis (x-axis) Demand curves slope downward
Demand Curve Pt. Price of DVDs Quantity Demanded A$300 B$251 C$202 D$153 E$104 F$55 0 Quantity Price A B C D E F
Quantity Demanded – the amount of a product purchased at a given price ©
Law of Demand: the quantity demanded for an economic product varies inversely with its price As price goes up Quantity demanded goes down P D
As price goes down Quantity demanded goes up P D
© Law of Demand illustrated:
-When the quantity demanded changes, it will cause you to move along the same curve, up/down We call these “movers” Movement on the Curve
Quantity Price A B C D E F Change in Quantity Demand