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QUALITY OF LIFE: A common term used to indicate the overall level of well-being or welfare of a person or group of people, taking into account both monetary and non-monetary factors. This notion is theoretically synonymous with utility and the satisfaction of wants and needs. However, from a practical standpoint, attempts have been made to measure the quality of life, primarily as a means of comparison between communities. Quality of life measures are composite indexes based on monetary factors such as income, wages, living costs, and taxes, combined with non-monetary factors such as crime rate, air quality, and education level.
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Lesson Contents
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Unit 1: Demand Theory |
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Unit 2: Total Utility |
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Unit 3: Marginal Utility |
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Unit 4: The Curves |
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Unit 5: Taking Stock | |
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Consumer Demand
This lesson discusses the basics of consumer demand theory, especially the notion of utility. Utility is the fancy-schmancy economic term that means satisfying wants and needs. The purpose of this lesson is to set the stage for a behind-the-scenes look at the demand-side of the market. Because the prices buyers are willing to pay for the goods depend on the utility, an understanding of demand requires an understanding of utility. - The first unit of this lesson, Demand Theory, introduces the concept of utility and previews the relation between utility, consumer decision making, and demand.
- In the second unit, Total Utility, we take a look at the first of two key technical notions of utility are used to examine the relation between utility and demand.
- The third unit, Marginal Utility, presents and discusses the second of the two technical notions of utility, and the most important notion underlying demand.
- The fourth unit, The Curves, illustrates the total utility and marginal utility concepts with handy graphs.
- The fifth unit, Taking Stock, then wraps up this lesson with an extended preview of the relation between utility and demand.
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CHANGE IN SUPPLY A shift of the supply curve caused by a change in one of the supply determinants. A change in supply is caused by any factor affecting supply EXCEPT price. A related, but distinct, concept is a change in quantity supplied.
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The average length of a "business lunch" is about 36 minutes.
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"To understand a man, you must know his memories. The same is true of a nation." -- Anthony Quayle, Actor
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ACV
Actual Cash Value
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