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Demand
Demand
Demand
Demand
Opportunity Cost
• Every decision to buy one thing is a
choice NOT to buy the other. The
option not chosen is the
opportunity cost.
Law of Demand
Price
Demand
*Ceteris Paribus
Ceteris Paribus
• Ceteris Paribus is a Latin term for
all other things being equal or held
constant.
Validity and Justification of Law of Demand
Basic Analysis of Demand and Supply
• Factors that
Determinants actually influence the
of Demand
quantity of demand.
Consum
Populati er’s
on Income
Change
Expectati
Consume on of
r Tastes Future
Prices
Occasio
Price of
nal/Seas
Related
onal
Products
Products
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CT E
O P
Consumers’ Income
PC C
CT E
O P *changes demand depending on the types of goods
PC C
CT E
O P
Determinants of Demand
Population Consumer’
Change s Income
Expectation
Consumer
of Future
Tastes
Prices
Occasional Price of
/Seasonal Related
Products Products
PC C
CT E
O P
Determinants of Demand
Population Consumer’
Change s Income
Expectation
Consumer
of Future
Tastes
Prices
Occasional Price of
/Seasonal Related
Products Products
PC C
CT E
O P
Expectations of Future Prices
• Prices expected in future periods
PC C
CT E
O P
Prices of Related Products
• Changes in prices of related goods
• The direction in which demand would
change depends on the relationships
of products.
PC C
CT E
O
P
Relationships of Products
Population Consumer’
Change s Income
Expectation
Consumer
of Future
Tastes
Prices
Occasional Price of
/Seasonal Related
Products Products
PC C
CT E
O P
Occasional/Seasonal Products
• Demand increases in various events/seasons in a given year
PC C
CT E
O P
Determinants of Demand
Population Consumer’
Change s Income
Expectation
Consumer
of Future
Tastes
Prices
Occasional/ Price of
Seasonal Related
Products Products
PC C
CT E
O P
Consumer’s Tastes/Preferences
etc
Age Tradition
Culture
Religion
PC C
CT E
O P
Determinants of Demand
Population Consumer’
Change s Income
Expectation
Consumer
of Future
Tastes
Prices
Occasional Price of
/Seasonal Related
Products Products
PC C
CT E
O P
Population Change
PC C
CT E
O P
Basic Analysis of Demand and Supply
Demand Function
• Formula for showing the relationship between demand and its
determinants
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Quantity Demanded