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There are various factors that drive demand, including cost, income, preference and more.
These
factors also affect consumers’ purchase decisions. Here are the fundamental determinants
of
demand:
1. Cost of a Good or Service
2. Income of Buyers
3. Cost of Related Goods or Services. Cost of Related Goods or Services
4. Tastes or Preferences
5. Expectations
The law of demand states that other factors being constant, price and quantity demand of
any good
and service are inversely related to each other. When the price of a product increases, the
demand
for the same product will fall.
Demand Chart
The law of demand applies to most of our everyday products. But, it’s not for all products.
There are specific cases where it doesn’t apply. Thus, an increase in price does not always
lead to
a decrease in the quantity demanded. Vice versa, a decrease in price does not always
increase the
quantity demanded.
Market
In microeconomics, a market is a place where buyers and sellers exchange goods and
services, and where the value of those goods and services is established
Definition
A market is a place where buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and
services. Markets can be physical, like a retail store, or virtual, like an online retailer
Market structure
There are different types of market structures, including monopolies, oligopolies, and
monopolistic competition.
Market classification
Markets can be classified in many ways, including by geographic location, product market,
factor market, time, and regulation.
Market economy
Most countries have primarily market economies, but government policies can influence
them.
Market Supply and Demand
In microeconomics, supply and demand is an economic model that describes how the price
and quantity of goods and services in a market are determined. Supply and demand are
both important economic forces that influence each other and impact the economy: