MARKET
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BUYER= CONSUMER SELLER= PRODUCER
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SUPPLY
DEMAND
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PRICEDEMAND
DEFINITION:
THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT A CONSUMER IS
a. WILLING ( HAS THE NEED OR WANT)
b. ABLE (HAS ITS PRICE OR PURCHASING ABILITY)
TO PURCHASE DURING A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME USUALLY ONE YEAR AT A
GIVEN PRICE
DEMAND= WILLINGNESS (NEED AND WANT) + ABILITY (PURCHASING POWER)
LAW OF DEMAND DEMAND CURVE
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRICE (P) Pp
AND QUANTITY DEMANDED (Qd)
AS P INCREASE, Qd DECREASE, OTHER pe
FACTORS ARE CONSTANT AND VICE Pa
VERSA
ANY CHANGE IN PRODUCT PRICE
‘CAUSE A MOVEMENT ALONG D
CURVE
OTHER FACTORS ARE
be ‘CONSTANT
IT IS A NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP
Cadi das QaFACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND (P IS CONSTANT)
P
D D+
P CONSTANT
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1. CONSUMER INCOME
WHEN CONSUMER INCOME INCREASE, D
INCREASE
THEREFORE, NORMAL GOOD
BUT, THER IS INFERIOR GOODS, WHEN
INCOME INCREASE, D DECREASE
2. CONSUMER TASTES AND PREFERENCES
IF CONSUMER TASTE AND PREFERENCES
ARE FAVOURING A CERTAIN PRODUCT, D
WILL INCREASE
3. PRODUCT QUALITY AND VALUE ADDED
IF PRODUCT QUALITY IS HIGH, D WILL
INCREASE
IF A PRODUCT HAS AN ADDED VALUE LIKE
AFTER SALE SERVICE, D WILL INCREASEFACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND (P IS CONSTANT)
P
D D+
P CONSTANT
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4, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
PROPER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN INCREASE
DEMAND
5. EXPECTED FUTURE PRICES
IF PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
THE FUTURE, D WILL INCREASE NOW AND
VICE VERSA
6. EXPECTED FUTURE INCOME OR
CREDIT PURCHASE
IF INCOME IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
DEMAND WILL INCREASE
7. NUMBER OF CONSUMERS OR TOTAL
POPULATION
IF NUMBER OF CONSUMERS INCREASE, D
WILL INCREASEFACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND (P IS CONSTANT)
P
D D+
P CONSTANT
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8, RELATED PRODUCTS
a. SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS
TWO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS WITH SAME
QUALITY, GIVING SAME CONSUMER,
EXPERIENCE
IF P OF PRODUCT A INCREASE, D ON
PRODUCT B INCREASE
b. COMPLEMENTS PRODUCTS
MUST BE USED TOGETHER
IF P OF PRODUCT X INCREASE, D ON
PRODUCT Y DECREASEFACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND (P IS CONSTANT)
Qa
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D- SHIFT LEFT
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P CONSTANT
Qa
PRICE CHANGES (OTHER FACTORS ARE
CONSTANT)
P D
CHANGE IN P,
MOVEMENT ALONG THE
CURVE
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