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What is the role of consumers in the economy?
What is one of the results of demand for goods and services?
What is the goal of the Equi-Marginal Principle of consumer behaviour?
What happens when consumer sentiment is positive?
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What is an indirect tax paid by consumers?
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What happens when consumer sentiment is negative?
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What do consumers indicate to suppliers through their actions?
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What is a consequence of consumer spending making up a significant portion of national income?
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According to the Equi-Marginal Principle, how do consumers allocate their limited income?
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What is a characteristic of positive consumer sentiment?
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What is a consequence of decreased demand resulting from negative consumer sentiment?
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What type of tax do consumers pay indirectly?
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Study Notes
Role of the Consumer
- Consumers create demand for goods and services, which firms supply to meet their needs.
- Consumers communicate their preferences to suppliers, indicating what they want and don't want.
- Consumers pay indirect taxes, such as Value-Added Tax (VAT), to the government.
Impact of Consumer Demand
- Demand for goods and services leads to employment opportunities.
- It generates profits for entrepreneurs who supply the goods and services.
- Suppliers pay taxes to the government as a result of consumer demand.
- Consumer spending makes up a significant portion of national income.
Equi-Marginal Principle
- The Equi-Marginal Principle of consumer behavior states that consumers maximize utility by allocating their limited income.
- The principle is based on the idea that consumers will spend their income in a way that equalizes the ratio of marginal utility to price for all goods and services they consume.
Consumer Sentiment
- Consumer sentiment is a measure of the economy's health based on consumer opinions.
- Positive consumer sentiment:
- Indicates optimism about the future.
- Leads to increased demand for goods and services.
- Reduces savings rates.
- Contributes to economic growth.
- Negative consumer sentiment:
- Indicates pessimism about the future.
- Leads to decreased demand for goods and services.
- Increases savings rates.
- Contributes to economic downturn.
Role of the Consumer
- Consumers create demand for goods and services, which firms supply to meet their needs.
- Consumers communicate their preferences to suppliers, indicating what they want and don't want.
- Consumers pay indirect taxes, such as Value-Added Tax (VAT), to the government.
Impact of Consumer Demand
- Demand for goods and services leads to employment opportunities.
- It generates profits for entrepreneurs who supply the goods and services.
- Suppliers pay taxes to the government as a result of consumer demand.
- Consumer spending makes up a significant portion of national income.
Equi-Marginal Principle
- The Equi-Marginal Principle of consumer behavior states that consumers maximize utility by allocating their limited income.
- The principle is based on the idea that consumers will spend their income in a way that equalizes the ratio of marginal utility to price for all goods and services they consume.
Consumer Sentiment
- Consumer sentiment is a measure of the economy's health based on consumer opinions.
- Positive consumer sentiment:
- Indicates optimism about the future.
- Leads to increased demand for goods and services.
- Reduces savings rates.
- Contributes to economic growth.
- Negative consumer sentiment:
- Indicates pessimism about the future.
- Leads to decreased demand for goods and services.
- Increases savings rates.
- Contributes to economic downturn.
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Quiz on the role of consumers in economics, including their demands, taxes, and effect on employment and profits. Also covers the Equi-Marginal Principle of consumer behavior.
