Chemistry Master Revision – Unit 2 – Microeconomics Competitive Markets: Demand and Supply 2.1

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Define a market in economics.

A place where sellers and consumers meet to sell and purchase goods and services.

What is the difference between product markets and resource markets?

Goods and services are sold in product markets, while resources (factors of production) are sold in a resource market.

Explain the concept of market monopoly.

It is a market situation where one company owns all the product, controlling prices and output.

What characterizes a competitive market in economics?

<p>A marketplace with a large amount of buyers and sellers where no single entity can influence the market.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do natural gas and electricity companies often function as natural monopolies?

<p>High entry costs and the inability of new entrants to offer the same services at lower prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of Budget Deficit?

<p>When a government's total expenditures exceed its total revenues during a specific period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explain the concept of Market demand.

<p>Market demand is the sum of all individual demands for a good or service.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Law of Demand?

<p>As the price of a product increases, the quantity demanded decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Movement Along the Curve indicate?

<p>Movement along the curve is only created due to a change in price, resulting in a change in the quantity demanded by consumers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define Income Inequality.

<p>Income inequality refers to the extent to which income is evenly distributed within a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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