Top 4.3 Supply AND Demand Flashcards
Shortage
MORE DEMAND than supply
Surplus
More SUPPLY then demand (Sale)
Equilibrium
When Quantity Supplied equals Quantity demanded
How to read the graphs with both Supply and Demand Curves? (X shaped)
- Draw a horizontal line from price to both the sloped lines
- Determine which is supply and which is demand (Supply + slope, Demand - slope)
- Determine the supply and demand of the good according to these values
What happens during Market Equilibrium
WHEN Supply=DEMAND at particular price, no movement of price from this point unless the curves themself shift!!
At what price does the market clear
Equilibrium price!!!
Equilibrium PRICE 3 Points
-The price that clears the market
-The price where quantity demanded=quantity supplied
-The price where the demand curve intersects the supply curve
Equilibrium Quantity 2 points
The quantity supplyed and demanded at the equilibrium price
The quantity where the demand curve intersects the supply curve
Where do shortages exist
At points below market clearing (equilibrium) price
Where do surplus exist
At point above market clearing price
Price adjustments! Theory of all three first
WHAT IS THIS PRICING SYSTEM THEORY CALLLLLLLLLLED
- When Surplus, prices go down because they wanna reach market equilibrium
- When Shortage, prices go up becase they wanna reach parket equilibrium
- When equilibrium Prices stay the same
THE INVISIBLE HAND BIATCH
Price adjustments formulas
- P>Pe= surplus= P going down
- P<Pe= shortage = P going up
- P=Pe= equilibrium= P stay the same (P with dash over head)
When you have to do those determine new equilibrium price/quantity q’s how do you do?
- Which curve shifts/ Does any?
- How does this curve move???? LEFT OR RIGHT
- Draw a diagram X and see how the new price and quantity change!!!
When Demand curve unchanged…
Supply to the right?
Supply to the left?
P DECREASE, Q INCREASE
P INCREAMS, Q DECREASE
When Demand curve shifts to right…
Supply unchanged?
Supply right?
Supply left?
Q increases P increases
Q increases, P AMBIGUOUS
P increases, Q ambiguous