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PREFERENCES: One of the five demand determinants assumed constant when a demand curve is constructed, and that shift the demand curve when they change. The other four are income, other prices, buyers' expectations, and number of buyers. This determinant comes directly form the WILLINGNESS aspect of demand. Before you can have a demand for a good, you must be willing to have the good, you must have a preference for it. In general, if buyers have a greater preference for a good, then they buy more of the good.
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Lesson 8: Market Shocks | Unit 3: Single Shifts
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The six steps for a decrease in demand:- A determinant changes. The price of pecan pie, a substitute for hot fudge sundaes, declines.
- A curve to shifts. The demand curve for hot fudge sundaes shifts leftward.
- A shortage or a surplus occurs. The decrease in demand causes a surplus of hot fudge sundaes.
- The price changes. The price of hot fudge sundaes goes down.
- The quantities demanded and supplied change. The quantity supplied for hot fudge sundaes decreases while their quantity demand is increased.
- The market imbalance is eliminated and equilibrium is restored. The surplus of hot fudge sundaes is eliminated. The price is lower and the quantity exchanged is less.
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AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES EQUATION An equation that summarizes the four aggregate expenditures on gross domestic product by the four macroeconomic sectors. In the study of Keynesian economics, this equation is commonly used to summarize the demand side of the macroeconomy. The aggregate expenditures equation actually comes in three different versions depending on how many of the four sectors and their expenditures are included.
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NYBID New York Interbank Bid Rate
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