demand curve

A mathematical curve, drawn on a graph, that represents what the demand for a commodity would be if its price ranged anywhere from zero to infinity. The point at which it intersects the supply curve for the same commodity supposedly establishes the price of the commodity in a free market . ( See supply and demand .)

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“The demand curve just shoots up very, very quickly.”

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The effect of remote work on future energy demand Looking forward, continued remote work could bend the demand curve into a new shape just as the pandemic did.

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But with people spending more time at home, the camel’s humps flattened — reshaping the demand curve into one with more of a prolonged peak throughout the middle of the day.

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In an address Tuesday at the Economic Club of New York, a non-profit, non-partisan business group, Target CEO Brian Cornell called the gas tax holiday a temporary “mini stimulus” that does nothing to fundamentally change the supply and demand curve for fuel and transportation.

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“You want to shift the demand curve pretty significantly.”

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