what is the role of consumer in economics?
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The consumer is the demander of a firms products.  The consumer can become a supplier when they sell(supply) their labor to the firms.
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The consumer has the ultimate responsibility in their purchasing decisions.  Like any other decision, an uniformed purchasing decision can frequently be an incorrect decision on any of a multitude of levels.
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America is a consumerist nation. We are raised to buy buy buy, and food is something that needs to bought and therefor eaten so we can buy more.
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Shift your paradigm and think of how buyers purchase.  The role of the debit card as a replacement for cash, check, and charge.  How does the debit card better facilitate buying and the elimination of debt?  How does a debit card affect the buyers purchasing propensity?
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How is it exactly that consumers are being abused? I agree that Consumerism very well could run this country into the ground, but that is the fault of consumers living beyond their means and borrowing to do so- not capitalism's fault.  Capitalism is simply the freeing up of people to make their own decisions in what they think is their own best interest.
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I think the actual answer is not very much.  No matter how well-educated the consumer, most purchasing decisions are made emotionally and not intellectually.  Advertisers stopped "educating" consumers in about the 1950s.
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Economics studys the human behaviour with respect to needs and source....human beigns do not have one predictable behaviour ...  Thats the reason .....
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A merchandiser is in charge of displaying a company's products at retail stores in which they sell too. For example, Hershey's has a wide variety of products that they sell to grocery stores. Hershey needs someone to display the candy bars and baking goods in an orderly fashion that is most appealing to the customer's eye. (There are many studies that go into how products can be displayed best to catch the customer's eye.)\nThe general duties are to re-stock the products, make sure they have the correct price on them, and get rid of any products that may be damaged or expired.
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Those are the cash cows that spend all their money convincing you to become a vegetarian.  \n\nOh.  I am FUNNY.  ;)\n\nActually, your question could use a bit of tweaking for clarification.  "animal consumers" could refer to anyone who buys animal meat/products.  But I'm not sure what you mean.
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Introduction\nTHE PROCESS of development along with the expanding globalisation and liberalisation process has increased the number of consumer related issues. Consumer protection has earned an important place in the political, economic and social agendas of many nations. In India, the Government has taken many steps including legislative, to protect consumers. \nEducation is a life long process of constantly acquiring relevant information, knowledge and skills. Consumer education is an important part of this process and is a basic consumer right that must be introduced at the school level. Consumers by definition include all citizens who are, by and large the biggest group, who are affected by almost all government, public or private decisions. The most important step in consumer education is awareness of consumer rights. However, consumer education is incomplete without the responsibilities and duties of consumers, and this influences individual behaviour to a great extent.\n\nDefinition\nConsumer awareness is making the consumer aware of His/Her rights.\nConsumer awareness it a marketing term. It means that consumers note or are aware of products or services, its characteristics and the other marketing P's (place to buy, price, and promotion). \n\nUsually commercials and ads increase consumer awareness, as well as "word of mouth" (a comment from someone you know about a product or service). \n\n   Need :\nwe need it so we will not be misled by producers,it explains if what we buy is worth to our money..and not harmful to us and to environment .\n\nMany people are ignorant of their rights to get protected against the exploitation by so many others. So when there is a forum for such redress of grievances there seems to be no such exploitation by many; and becomes a rare one. So in order to get a clear picture of the level of exploitation of consumers, the awareness is required. \n\n\nRole of producers\nproper labeling, full information, health warnings, handling information, expiration date, etc. keep to requirements, norms, standards\nlabelproducts according requirements, providing true facts\nThey have to produce and deliver the goods/services of rght quality at right price at right time at right place at right quantity with right face\n\nIf they are providing a service they should  carry it out with due skill and care. They must also make sure that any materials they provide as part of this service are fit for the purpose.\nIt is also illegal for a supplier to cut off, or threaten to cut off, supply to a reseller (wholesale or retail) because they have been discounting goods or advertising discounts below prices set by the supplier.
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I'm not sure what consumer development is, however, I'm guessing it is asking consumers what they enjoy about an experience.  \n\nCouple questions might include:\n1.  What could be improved in your shopping experience (Kano Analysis, look it up if you are unfamiliar)\n2.  Ask yourself, who is my target audience for this product\n\nYou may actually go with the 2.  question then 1.
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The two main branches of economics are microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics looks at the behavior of what are called 'individual actors' (an individual, a household, a business or even groups of those). Microeconomics looks at prices of things and of services. It wants to help people decide how to divide society's resources.
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Consumer Price Index\n\n"In economics, a Consumer Price Index (CPI, also retail price index) is a statistical measure of a weighted average of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by wage earners in urban areas. It is a price index which tracks the prices of a specified set of consumer goods and services, providing a measure of inflation. The CPI is a fixed quantity price index and a sort of cost-of-living index."
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You're missing part of the question here.\n\nFor the demand function given, at x = 100:\nd(x) = 200 - (100 * .5)\nd(x) = 200 - (50)\nd(x) = 150\n\nBut you haven't given enough information to calculate consumer surplus.
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The primary positive contribution of Advertising, is that it makes the consuming public better aware of the various choices of any product, or service, that are available to them - and, hopefully helps them make the best choice that will suit their budget, plus their needs !
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macroeconomics and microeconomics\n\nmacro-the study of economics as a whole.\n\nmicro-the study of the individual households.
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I think so. Commerical parties are trying to make money, while consumers may be affected in many other ways by the relationship (for instance, if they are buying food, medicine, or safety devices). The consumer potentially has more at stake, therefore I think they deserve greater protection.