Quantity Demanded
Quantity demand refers to the specific amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price and within a particular time period.
Supply and demand are at the heart of economics. Almost every transaction can come down to these two variables which have an overarching impact throughout society. From healthcare to chocolate bars – there is a constant fight to reach economic equilibrium whereby supply and demand meet.
Quantity demand refers to the specific amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price and within a particular time period.
A price ceiling is a legal restriction which prevents businesses from selling beyond that price.
A price floor is a minimum price set on goods and services usually determined by the government. This makes it illegal for any company or individual to sell its goods or services below the set minimum price.
The law of supply is the relationship supply has with price. As prices rise, businesses supply more. As prices fall, businesses supply less.
The law of demand refers to how demand changes in reaction to price. So when prices rise, the law of demand dictates that demand will fall.