What is Supply and Demand?
Supply and Demand.
Supply and demand are fundamental economic concepts that explain how prices are determined in a market.
1. Demand
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Definition: Demand is the amount of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices.
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Law of Demand: As the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded increases, and vice versa (assuming other factors remain the same).
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Example: If the price of ice cream drops from $5 to $2, more people will want to buy it.
2. Supply
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Definition: Supply is the amount of a product or service that producers are willing and able to sell at different prices.
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Law of Supply: As the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied increases, and vice versa.
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Example: If ice cream can be sold for $5 instead of $2, more businesses will want to produce and sell it.
3. Market Equilibrium
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This is the point where supply equals demand.
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The equilibrium price is the price at which the quantity demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.
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At this point, there's no surplus (too much supply) or shortage (too little supply).
Visual Summary
Price | Demand | Supply | Result |
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High | Low | High | Surplus |
Low | High | Low | Shortage |
Balanced | Balanced | Balanced | Market Equilibrium |
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