Taste AND Preferences
Taste AND Preferences
Taste AND Preferences
In
- States that while price is this situation, the demand
decreasing, the quantity curve will shift to the
demand is increasing and right. The demand curve
while price is increasing, the will shift to the left with a
quantity demand is decrease in number of
decreasing. consumers.
- Inversely proportional
1. INCOME EFFECT - is
the effect on 2. TASTE AND
real income when price PREFERENCES
changes - it can be positive - It has a big impact in the
and negative. increase or decrease of
2. SUBSTITUTION EFFECT- is demand. Taste can be
the economic understanding influenced by age, gender,
that as prices rise — or culture, climate, occasion,
income decreases — education, environment,
consumers will replace more and status in society.
expensive items with less - Can be influenced by:
costly alternatives. weather, season, trends,
3. INFERIOR GOODS- is a advertisements.
good whose demand
decreases when consumer 3. PRICE EXPECTATIONS
income rises, unlike normal - If consumers expect that
goods, for which the opposite price will increase in the
is observed. future, the demand for a
4. SUPERIOR GOODS- or product at present will
luxury goods make up a increase. This will shift the
larger proportion of demand curve to the right.
consumption as income rises,
and therefore are a type of 4. PRICE OF OTHER
normal goods in consumer RELATED GOODS
theory. - SUBSTITUTE GOODS -
refers to products that can
o NON-PRICE DETERMINANTS be used in replacement of
OF DEMAND another product.
1. NUMBER OF BUYERS/
POPULATION - COMPLIMENTARY GOODS-
- Societies with a large refers to products that are
population mean having a used together.
large number of
consumers. The increase o LAW OF SUPPLY
in population/ number of - States that while price is
consumers is equated to increasing, the quantity
an increase in demand for
o COST OF PRODUCTION
- The costs related to
making or acquiring goods
and services that directly
generates revenue for a
firm.
1. OPPORTUNITY COST-
also known as
alternative cost, of
making a particular
choice is the value of
the most valuable
choice out of those that
were not taken.
2. EXPLICIT COST- is a
direct payment made
to others in the course
of running a business,
such as wage, rent and
materials, as opposed