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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

2.1Demand and supply curves

Demand and supply curves in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.1.1Explain effective demand.
  2. 2.1.2Distinguish individual from market demand and supply.
  3. 2.1.3Identify the determinants of demand.
  4. 2.1.4Identify the determinants of supply.
  5. 2.1.5Explain the causes of a shift in the demand curve.
  6. 2.1.6Explain the causes of a shift in the supply curve.
  7. 2.1.7Distinguish a shift of a curve from a movement along it.

Lessons

  • Demand: the demand curve, its determinants and shifts

    45 min

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  • Supply: the supply curve, its determinants and shifts

    40 min

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Demand and supply curves: sample question

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Which of the following causes a movement along the demand curve for tomatoes?

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