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BUYERS' EXPECTATIONS: 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, preferences, other prices, and number of buyers. If buyers expect the future price will be greater, then they're likely to buy more today, to avoid the higher future price. Alternatively, if buyers expect a lower future price, then they're likely to buy less today, awaiting the lower price. A higher future price induces an increase in demand and a lower future price induces a decrease in demand.
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Lesson 10: Utility and Demand | Unit 5: Beyond Demand
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In this unit, you should have learned about:- How the principles of consumer demand are important to many activities beyond standard economic activity.
- How elasticity, which is the responsiveness of quantity demanded to demand price, is related to utility.
- Why production and supply decisions are comparable to consumption and demand decisions.
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ASSUMPTIONS, PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES The four key assumptions underlying production possibilities analysis are: (1) resources are used to produce one or both of only two goods, (2) the quantities of the resources do not change, (3) technology and production techniques do not change, and (4) resources are used in a technically efficient way.
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The first paper notes printed in the United States were in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents.
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