Слайд 2Content
Utility
Utility and usefulness
The utility is related
Low of Diminishing Marginal Utility
Shortage. Surplus
Equilibrium
price
Слайд 3Utility
Commodities of different kinds satisfy our wants in different ways
This characteristic
of satisfying a want is known in economics as “utility”
Слайд 4Utility and usefulness
Utility should not be confused with usefulness
Utility determines “the relationship
between a consumer and a commodity”
Слайд 5Different people and nations
Time
Quantity, which is available to the consumer
In wartime
The utility
is related:
Слайд 6Low of Diminishing Marginal Utility
The consumer's desire for a commodity tends to
diminish as he buys more units for it
Слайд 7Shortage. Surplus
High price
Low price
Shortage will develop
Surplus will develop
Слайд 8Equilibrium price
Low prices!
High prices!
Equilibrium price
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