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Price
* All prices refer to a particular period in the month, in general within two or three days.
* Canned food and packaged food varies enormously in price.
* IS an object.
* Most prices track the price of crude oil.
* affect the distribution of income.
* also bring markets into balance
  - controls suppliers' willingness and ability to bring products to the marketplace
  - determine what types and quantities of resources are used in production
  - fluctuate with supply and demand
  - plays a critical role in housing selection
  - respond to the demand for and stock of money
* are NET prices.
* are a consequence of the distribution of property rights that underlie market exchange
  - function of quality, distinction and rarity
  - product of supply and demand
  - arithmetic averages with suspiciously high or low prices excluded
* are dependent on color and quantity
  - the number of people taking a class
* are in Australian currency
  - United States currency
  - incentives - for buyers and sellers
  - key ingredients in our economy because they make things happen
  - monetary values
  - negotiable in quantity
  - negotiable, based on quantity
  - net of taxes or surcharges
  - often unrepresentative of the true value of goods and services
  - one of the first signals in deciphering what is happening in the market
  - per pound or per unit of measure
  - retail prices
  - rewards
* are signals of the value that human beings place on various things
  - to producers and consumers
  - so high that many people live on saliva rather than food
* are subject to change as currency rates go up or down
  - depending on currency fluctuations
* are subject to change due to currency fluctuations
  - fluctuation in currency exchange rate
  - fluctuations in raw materials
  - inflation and utility increases
  - with fluctuations in the international currency exchange rate
  - exchange rate fluctuations
  - exchange-rate fluctuations
  - fluctuations in currency exchange rates and inflation
  - increases resulting from changes in currency exchange rates and inflation
  - international currency fluctuations
* are the asking price by the owners of the games
  - central form of information in a competitive market
  - manifestation of people's valuation of goods in terms of money
  - mechanism that allows market forces to work
  - signals that guide the allocation of resources
  - vital sources of information
  - what producers receive at the point of first sale
* can change for a variety of reasons
  - in Mexico from one day to the next due to fluctuations in the peso
  - increase depending upon inflation and other factors
  - inflate or deflate depending on demand, acts of nature, price indices, etc
  - inhibit uptake of electronic information
  - play a powerful role in the development of substitutes
* change constantly
  - daily in the computer industry
  - in accordance with the quality of products in a foreign market
  - when publisher's prices or exchange rates vary at time of supply
  - with time, volume, freight cost, politics, and availability
* charged is transfer price.
* constant source of friction.
* continually vary in response to supply and demand.
* decline as the total debt in the economy declines.
* decrease as the quantity increases
  - in function of number of hours purchased
  - with quantity
* depend largely on how well the industry can adjust production to meet demand
  - mostly on size and durability
* depend on complexity and the amount of work
  - concentration of capital and concentration of sales
* depend on quantity and are subject to change
  - of data
  - the number of people and types of buildings
* depends on extent of changes and quantity
  - the size of the animal and is subject to change
* deterrent to kids picking up a nasty habit.
* do change based on supply and demand.
* encourage business people to produce their goods at the lowest possible cost.
* exist at the intersection of supply and demand.
* factor of demand, availability, and condition.
* fall rapidly with increasing quantity.
* fixing - sellers agree to establish minimum or maximum prices
  - agreements for goods or services are illegal
* fluctuate according to demand and competition
  - based upon supply and demand
  - continually, based on supply and demand
* function of complexity, materials and scale
  - perception and expectation
* generally fall as children increase in age
  - rise as a ship fills up, following the economic principle of supply and demand
* give producers incentives to produce goods and services.
* good indicator of relative quality.
* have a significant influence on production, but a far greater impact on net returns.
* help ration the use of scarce resources.
* includes cost of material, cost of labour and profit or loss on sale
  - taxes, shipping and handling within the United States
* increase or decrease by the relationship between buying and selling
  - proportionally with size
  - when more work is needed to be done with specific forms
* is affected by fashion, wool quality, and many other factors
  - also a big factor in determining what people buy
* is also a function of marketing
  - interested in what factors make a person
  - an indicator
* is based on design and complexity of order
  - size of sign plus quantity and size of letters and numbers
  - the value for the amount of money spent
  - upon population
* is determined by market supply and market demand
  - the market size of the purchasing organization
  - type of risk
  - for prices on systems and hardware
  - generally a good indicator of quality
  - governed by time and cost of materials
  - important in a market economy because it eliminates imbalances between supply and demand
  - inclusive of all labor, materials, equipment,etc
  - influenced by size and richness of color
  - money's way of talking about comparative value
  - negotiable in quantities
  - negotiation between the buyers and the sellers
  - no indicator of quality
  - nothing but the monetary expression of value
  - often a measure of quality
  - only one element of value
* is price per acre in dollars and cents
  - foot
  - regarded as an index of quality
  - relative to the perception that one has in regards to the product or service provided
  - set in the world oil markets, supply and demand
  - subject to number of people, number of days - Nights and type of activity
  - that other quantity of goods
* is the amount paid
  - that provider charges the payer, which includes cost and profit
  - bottom-line indicator of the effects of technology
  - consensus of opinion in a single moment
  - established value of the bride
  - estimated or suggested retail price for each product
  - fair market value one is asking for, to acquire goods or services
  - information on consumer and producer agreement
  - main criterium for hospitals on buying medical equipment from suppliers
  - major competitive factor of a generic product
  - mechanism that allocates scarce resources in any economic system
  - net price received by the seller
  - number one factor in the sale of a home
* is the number one factor that most home buyers use in determining which homes to view
  - most homebuyers use in determining which homes to view
  - price of beef and is measured in dollars per pound
  - primary reason for the increasing popularity of manufactured homes
  - way in which manufacturing resources are allocated
  - usually a good indicator of quality
  - value listed on tax stamps
  - variable according to garment choice, number of colors, quantity ordered, etc
  - very important in consumer products
* lever to create and to dislocate sales from one period to another.
* major consideration when enterprises or individuals are doing online business.
* often bear little relation to the population's ability to pay
  - has nothing to do with value in other countries
  - rise sharply during periods of inflation and decline during recessions
* paid by meat brokers for domestic meat is related to current import prices.
* philosopher with a real grasp of fundamental physics.
* play a key role in the transmission of important information about goods and services
  - an important role in the rationing of resources
* plays a role in selection.
* provide incentives to help the economy use resources efficiently.
* refer to government fixed price.
* refers to marketers' tailoring of prices to fit the target consumer group
  - pre-paid annual personal account
  - the price per person per night
* reflect both the values of a good to society and the cost to society of making the good.
* reflects the level of change in investors attitudes.
* relative term.
* represent the sum total of all the hopes, fears and expectations of all participants.
* rise when demand exceeds supply
  - with demand
* simply measure states of mind.
* tell consumers how much other consumers value products
  - producers how much consumers value goods and how much other producers value inputs
* tend to increase, too, as demand exceeds supply
  - move in cycles
  - reflect production costs
* tends to move away from an entry point as a function of time.
* typically rise in winter months when demand is higher.
* usually refers to today's closing stock price.
* vary according to purity, quantity, place of origin and sale, and numerous market trends
  - with species and quantity
+ Demand: Microeconomics
  * Demand is the amount of goods that people want to buy at a given price. Prices go up when supply is less, and demand is more. It follows the law of demand where as price increases, demand decreases and vice versa showing an inverse relationship between quantity demanded and price. This is known as the law of demand which assumes that the consumer is alive.
+ Heating oil, Market info: Fuel :: Organic compounds :: Oils
  * Investors and suppliers trade contracts that promise the delivery of large amounts of heating oil before a certain date in the future, at a specific price. These futures contracts trade in units of 42,000 gallons, which is the same as 1,000 barrels. Prices are based on delivery in New York City harbor, the main cash market trading center.