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INCREASE QUANTITY DEMANDED [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
CONT

They must talk care not to confuse an increase in demand-by which is meant a shift of the whole curve to the right and upward, as more is now bought at each same price-with an increase in the quantity demanded as a result of moving to a lower price on the same demand curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Trade Goods
  • Saving and Consumption
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

Different economic goods consumed simultaneously so as to satisfy a single necessity (automobiles and tyres). A reduction in the demand for one of which occasions a reduction in the demand for the other. It is the opposite of substitute goods.

OBS

... two or more goods are said to be complementary if an increase in quantity demanded of one accompanies an increase in the quality demanded of the other.

OBS

complementary goods: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'objets de commerce
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Biens économiques qui sont consommés en même temps pour répondre à un seul besoin (automobiles et pneumatiques). Une diminution de la demande de l'un d'entre eux produit une diminution de la demande de l'autre. Opposés à biens de substitution.

OBS

[...] doivent être utilisés conjointement pour que le besoin soit satisfait (lame de rasoir et rasoir mécanique).

OBS

biens complémentaires : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de bienes comerciales
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Economía empresarial
DEF

Bienes económicos que son consumidos al mismo tiempo para satisfacer una sola necesidad (automóviles y neumáticos). Una disminución en la demanda de uno de ellos ocasiona una disminución en la demanda del otro. Es el opuesto a bienes substitutivos.

OBS

bienes complementarios: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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