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Demand in economics is defined as consumers' willingness and ability to consume a given good. An
increase in price will decrease the quantity demanded of most goods. A decrease in price will increase
the quantity demanded of most goods. The inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded
of a good is known as the law of demand and is typically represented by a downward sloping line known
as the demand curve.
The lower the price of a good, the larger the quantity consumers will buy. So the demand curve slopes
downward from left to right.