1) Demand is defined as the desire, ability, and willingness to purchase a good or service. It is influenced by factors like price, income, utility, habits, fashion, weather, advertising, taxation, and speculation. 2) The law of demand states that, all else equal, demand decreases when price increases as consumers will purchase less of a good, and demand increases when price decreases as consumers will buy more. 3) For the law of demand to hold true, there should be no changes in consumer income, preferences, prices of related goods, expectations of future prices, or other economic conditions like the quantity of money, taxes, or climate.