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ECON CH-4 VOCAB



Matching
 
 
Identifying Key Terms
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.
elasticity of demand
f.
total revenue
b.
substitution effect
g.
normal good
c.
law of demand
h.
inferior good
d.
complement
i.
demand curve
e.
substitute
j.
ceteris paribus
 

 1. 

a good that consumers will demand more of when their incomes increase
 

 2. 

a good that is always used with another good
 

 3. 

what happens when consumers react to an increase in a good’s price by consuming less of that good and more of other goods
 

 4. 

the amount of money a company receives by selling goods or services
 

 5. 

the way that a change in price determines whether or not consumers buy goods
 

 6. 

a measure of how people change their buying patterns when prices change
 

 7. 

a graphic representation of a demand schedule
 

 8. 

a good that replaces another demanded good
 
 
Identifying Key Terms
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.
total revenue
f.
elasticity of demand
b.
income effect
g.
demand curve
c.
elastic
h.
substitute
d.
inferior good
i.
ceteris paribus
e.
normal good
j.
complement
 

 9. 

the change in consumption resulting from a change in real income
 

 10. 

a good for which the demand falls when income rises
 

 11. 

a graphic representation of the quantities of a good that will be bought at each price
 

 12. 

a good consumed instead of one whose price has risen
 

 13. 

the assumption that nothing but the price of a good will change
 

 14. 

a good that is bought and used along with another good
 

 15. 

a measure of how consumers react to a change in the price of a good
 

 16. 

demand that is very sensitive to a change in price
 



 
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