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SCIENTIFIC METHOD: A structured way of investigating and explaining the operation of the world by testing and verifying hypothesized relationships. The scientific method is a process of discovery, a method of explaining phenomena that can be better understood with an overview of theory, principles, world view, hypothesis, and verification.
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Lesson 5: Demand | Unit 1: Buying Basics
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The concept of demand is fundamental to the study of the market and economics. It is the first of two sides of the market that we'll study. A definition: Demand is the willingness and ability to buy a range of quantities of a good at a range of prices, during a given time. Three points: - Willingness and ability.
- Range of quantities and prices.
- A given time period.
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PRICE FLOOR A legally established minimum price that is imposed on a market ABOVE the price that otherwise would be achieved in equilibrium. A price floor is placed on a market with the goal of keeping the price high, presumably based on the notion that the equilibrium price is too low. If imposed on a competitive market free of market failures, a price floor creates a surplus, or excess supply.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time waiting for visits from door-to-door solicitors seeking to buy either an AC adapter that won't fry your computer or a case for your designer sunglasses. Be on the lookout for slow moving vehicles with darkened windows. Your Complete Scope
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A thousand years before metal coins were developed, clay tablet "checks" were used as money by the Babylonians.
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"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -- William Ward ‚ Texas Wesleyan University Administrator
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