4. Change in Quantity
Demanded
Changes in price cause a change in
quantity demanded
Illustrated by moving from one point
to another on the demand curve
5. Changes in Demand
INCREASE in Demand: people are willing
and able to buy MORE of a good AT
EVERY PRICE LEVEL
DECREASE in Demand: People are
willing and able to buy LESS of a good
AT EVERY PRICE LEVEL
Illustrated by shifting the entire demand
curve
8. Why Demand Shifts:
Determinants of Demand
Income
Tastes and
Preferences
Substitute Goods
Complementary
Goods
Weather
Number of
Buyers
Expectations
9. Income:
Inferior vs. Normal Goods
Inferior Goods
Demand decreases when income increases
Demand increases when income decreases
Normal Goods
Demand increases when income increases
Demand decreases when income decreases
10. Tastes and Preferences
Demand increases and decreases with
changes in tastes/preferences
Fads causes changes in demand
Advertising influences consumers’ tastes
11. Price of Substitute Goods
If price of one good increases, the quantity demanded
decreases.
DEMAND for its SUBSTITUTE INCREASES
If price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded
increases
DEMAND for its SUBSTITUTE DECREASES
12. Price of Substitute Goods
Price of of a
Good
Increases
Quantity
Demanded
Decreases
DEMAND for
Substitute Good
Increases
Price of of a
Good
Decreases
Quantity
Demanded
Increases
DEMAND for
Substitute Good
Decreases
13. Price of Complementary Goods
If price of one good increases, the quantity demanded
decreases.
DEMAND for its COMPLEMENT also DECREASES
If price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded
increases
DEMAND for its COMPLEMENT also INCREASES
14. Price of Complementary Goods
Price of of a
Good
Increases
Quantity
Demanded
Decreases
DEMAND for
Complementary
Good Decreases
Price of of a
Good
Decreases
Quantity
Demanded
Increases
DEMAND for
Complementary
Good Increases
18. Expectations
Expectations for future prices
If you expect prices to increase in
the future, demand will increase now
If you expect prices to decrease in
the future, demand decreases now
19. Expectations
Expectations for what product will do for
you
If product will be good for you,
demand increases
If product will be bad for you,
demand decreases