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4 The Market Forces of Supply and Demand Supply and demand are the two words that economists use most often. Supply and demand are the forces that make market economies work. Modern microeconomics is about supply, demand, and market equilibrium.

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4The M

ark

et F

orc

es o

f Supply

and D

em

and

•S

upply

and d

em

and a

re th

e tw

o w

ord

s th

at e

conom

ists

use m

ost o

ften.

•S

upply

and d

em

and a

re th

e fo

rces th

at m

ake m

ark

et

econom

ies w

ork

.

•M

odern

mic

roeconom

ics is

about s

upply, d

em

and, a

nd

mark

et e

quilib

rium

.

MA

RK

ET

S A

ND

CO

MP

ET

ITIO

N

•A

mark

et

is a

gro

up o

f buyers

and s

elle

rs o

f a p

artic

ula

r good o

r serv

ice.

•T

he te

rms s

upply

and d

em

and re

fer to

the b

ehavio

r of

people

. . . as th

ey in

tera

ct w

ith o

ne a

noth

er in

mark

ets

.

MA

RK

ET

S A

ND

CO

MP

ET

ITIO

N

•B

uyers

dete

rmin

e d

em

and.

•S

elle

rs d

ete

rmin

e s

upply

Com

petitive

Marke

ts

•A

com

petitiv

em

ark

et

is a

mark

et in

whic

h th

ere

are

many

buyers

and s

elle

rs s

o th

at e

ach h

as a

neglig

ible

impact o

n

the m

ark

et p

rice.

Com

petitio

n: P

erfe

ct and O

therw

ise

•P

erfe

ct C

om

petitio

n•

Pro

du

cts

are

the

sa

me

•N

um

ero

us b

uye

rs a

nd

se

llers

so

tha

t ea

ch

ha

s n

o in

flue

nce

ove

r p

rice

•B

uye

rs a

nd

Se

llers

are

pric

e ta

ke

rs

•M

onopoly

•O

ne

se

ller, a

nd

se

ller c

on

trols

pric

e

Com

petitio

n: P

erfe

ct and O

therw

ise

•O

ligopoly

•F

ew

se

llers

•N

ot a

lwa

ys a

gg

ressiv

e c

om

pe

tition

•M

onopolis

tic C

om

petitio

n

•M

an

y s

elle

rs

•S

ligh

tly d

iffere

ntia

ted

pro

du

cts

•E

ach

se

ller m

ay s

et p

rice

for its

ow

n p

rod

uct

DE

MA

ND

•Q

uantity

dem

anded

is th

e a

mount o

f a g

ood th

at b

uyers

are

willin

g a

nd a

ble

to p

urc

hase.

•Law

of D

em

and

•T

he

law

of d

em

an

dsta

tes th

at, o

the

r thin

gs e

qu

al, th

e q

ua

ntity

d

em

an

de

d o

f a g

oo

d fa

lls w

he

n th

e p

rice

of th

e g

oo

d ris

es.

The D

em

and C

urve

: The R

ela

tionsh

ip b

etw

een P

rice

and Q

uantity D

em

anded

•D

em

and S

chedule

•T

he

de

ma

nd

sch

ed

ule

is a

tab

le th

at s

ho

ws th

e re

latio

nsh

ip

be

twe

en

the

pric

e o

f the

go

od

an

d th

e q

ua

ntity

de

ma

nd

ed

.

Cath

erin

e’s D

em

and S

chedule

The D

em

and C

urve

: The R

ela

tionsh

ip b

etw

een P

rice

and Q

uantity D

em

anded

•D

em

and C

urv

e

•T

he

de

ma

nd

cu

rve

is a

gra

ph

of th

e re

latio

nsh

ip b

etw

ee

n th

e p

rice

of a

go

od

an

d th

e q

ua

ntity

de

ma

nd

ed

.

Fig

ure

1 C

ath

erin

e’s D

em

and S

chedule

and D

em

and C

urve

Co

pyrig

ht ©

2004 S

ou

th-W

este

rn

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne0

2.5

0

2.0

0

1.5

0

1.0

0

0.5

0

12

34

56

78

91

011

Qu

an

tity o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

s

$3

.00

12

1. A

de

cre

ase

in

pric

e...

2. ...

incre

ase

s q

ua

ntity

of c

on

es d

em

an

de

d.

Marke

t Dem

and ve

rsus In

divid

ual D

em

and

•M

ark

et d

em

and re

fers

to th

e s

um

of a

ll indiv

idua

l dem

ands fo

r a p

artic

ula

r good o

r serv

ice.

•G

raphic

ally, in

div

idual d

em

and c

urv

es a

re s

um

med

horiz

onta

lly to

obta

in th

e m

ark

et d

em

and c

urv

e.

Shifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

•C

hange in

Quantity

Dem

anded

•M

ove

me

nt a

lon

g th

e d

em

an

d c

urv

e.

•C

au

se

d b

y a

ch

an

ge

in th

e p

rice

of th

e p

rod

uct.

0

D

Price of Ic

e-

Cream

Cones

Quantity

of Ic

e-Cream Cones

A ta

x th

at ra

ise

s th

e

pric

e o

f ice

-cre

am

co

ne

s re

su

lts in

a

mo

ve

me

nt a

lon

g th

e

de

ma

nd

cu

rve

.

A

B

8

1.00

$2.00

4

Changes in

Quantity D

em

anded

Shifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

•C

onsum

er in

com

e

•P

rices o

f rela

ted g

oods

•Taste

s

•E

xpecta

tions

•N

um

ber o

f buye

rs

Shifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

•C

hange in

Dem

and

•A

sh

ift in th

e d

em

an

d c

urv

e, e

ithe

r to th

e le

ft or rig

ht.

•C

au

se

d b

y a

ny c

ha

ng

e th

at a

lters

the

qu

an

tity d

em

an

de

d a

t eve

ry

pric

e.

Fig

ure

3 S

hifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice-C

ream

Co

ne

Qu

an

tity o

f

Ice-C

ream

Co

nes

Incre

ase

in d

em

and

Decre

ase

in d

em

and

Dem

and c

urv

e, D

3

Dem

and

curv

e, D

1

Dem

and

curv

e, D

2

0

Shifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

•C

onsum

er In

com

e

•A

s in

co

me

incre

ase

s th

e d

em

an

d fo

r a n

orm

al g

oo

dw

ill incre

ase

.

•A

s in

co

me

incre

ase

s th

e d

em

an

d fo

r an

infe

rior g

oo

dw

ill de

cre

ase

.

$3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

21

345

67

8910

12

11

Price of Ic

e-

Cream Cone

Quantity

of

Ice-Cream

Cones

0

Inc

rea

se

in d

em

an

d

An

incre

ase

in

inco

me

...

D1

D2

Consu

mer In

com

eN

orm

al G

ood

$3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

21

345

67

8910

12

11

Pric

e o

f Ice-

Cre

am

Co

ne

Qu

an

tity o

f Ic

e-C

ream

C

on

es

0

De

cre

as

ein

de

ma

nd

An

incre

ase

in

inco

me

...

D1

D2

Consu

mer In

com

eIn

ferio

r Good

Shifts in

the D

em

and C

urve

•P

rices o

f Rela

ted G

oods

•W

he

n a

fall in

the

pric

e o

f on

e g

oo

d re

du

ce

s th

e d

em

an

d fo

r a

no

the

r go

od

, the

two

go

od

s a

re c

alle

d s

ub

stitu

tes.

•W

he

n a

fall in

the

pric

e o

f on

e g

oo

d in

cre

ase

s th

e d

em

an

d fo

r a

no

the

r go

od

, the

two

go

od

s a

re c

alle

d c

om

ple

me

nts

.

Table

1 V

aria

ble

s That In

fluence

Buye

rs

Co

pyrig

ht©

2004 S

ou

th-W

este

rn

SU

PP

LY

•Q

uantity

supplie

dis

the a

mount o

f a g

ood th

at s

elle

rs a

re

willin

g a

nd a

ble

to s

ell.

•Law

of S

upply

•T

he

law

of s

up

ply

sta

tes th

at, o

the

r thin

gs e

qu

al, th

e q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

of a

go

od

rise

s w

he

n th

e p

rice

of th

e g

oo

d ris

es.

The S

upply C

urve

: The R

ela

tionsh

ip b

etw

een P

rice

and Q

uantity S

upplie

d

•S

upply

Schedule

•T

he

su

pp

ly s

ch

ed

ule

is a

tab

le th

at s

ho

ws th

e re

latio

nsh

ip b

etw

ee

n

the

pric

e o

f the

go

od

an

d th

e q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

.

Ben’s S

upply S

chedule

Su

pp

lied

The S

upply C

urve

: The R

ela

tionsh

ip b

etw

een P

rice

and Q

uantity S

upplie

d

•S

upply

Curv

e

•T

he

su

pp

lycu

rve

is th

e g

rap

h o

f the

rela

tion

sh

ip b

etw

ee

n th

e p

rice

of a

go

od

an

d th

e q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

.

Fig

ure

5 B

en’s S

upply S

chedule

and S

upply C

urveC

op

yrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

0

2.5

0

2.0

0

1.5

0

1.0

0

12

34

56

78

91

011

Qu

an

tity o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

s

$3

.00

12

0.5

0

1. A

nin

cre

ase

in p

rice

...

2. ...

incre

ase

s q

ua

ntity o

f co

ne

s s

up

plie

d.

Supplie

d

Marke

t Supply ve

rsus In

divid

ual S

upply

•M

ark

et s

upply

refe

rs to

the s

um

of a

ll indiv

idua

l supplie

s

for a

ll selle

rs o

f a p

artic

ula

r good o

r serv

ice.

•G

raphic

ally, in

div

idual s

upply

curv

es a

re s

um

med

horiz

onta

lly to

obta

in th

e m

ark

et s

upply

curv

e.

Shifts in

the S

upply C

urve

•In

put p

rices

•Technolo

gy

•E

xpecta

tions

•N

um

ber o

f selle

rs

Shifts in

the S

upply C

urve

•C

hange in

Quantity

Supplie

d

•M

ove

me

nt a

lon

g th

e s

up

ply

cu

rve

.

•C

au

se

d b

y a

ch

an

ge

in a

nyth

ing

tha

t alte

rs th

e q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

at

ea

ch

pric

e.

15

Pric

e o

f Ice-

Cre

am

C

on

e

Qu

an

tity o

f Ic

e-C

ream

C

on

es

0

S

1.00

A

C$3.00

A ris

e in

the p

rice

of ic

e c

ream

cones re

sults

in a

m

ovem

ent a

long

the s

upply

curv

e.

Change in

Quantity S

upplie

d

Shifts in

the S

upply C

urve

•C

hange in

Supply

•A

sh

ift in th

e s

up

ply

cu

rve

, eith

er to

the

left o

r righ

t.

•C

au

se

d b

y a

ch

an

ge

in a

de

term

ina

nt o

the

r tha

n p

rice

.

Fig

ure

7 S

hifts in

the S

upply C

urve

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

Qu

an

tity o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

s0

Incre

ase

in s

up

ply

De

cre

ase

in s

up

ply

Su

pp

ly c

urv

e, S

3

cu

rve

, S

up

plyS

1S

up

ply

cu

rve

, S2

Table

2 V

aria

ble

s That In

fluence

Selle

rs

Co

pyrig

ht©

2004 S

ou

th-W

este

rn

SU

PP

LY A

ND

DE

MA

ND

TO

GE

TH

ER

•E

quilib

rium

refe

rs to

a s

ituatio

n in

whic

h th

e p

rice h

as

reached th

e le

vel w

here

quantity

supplie

d e

quals

quantity

dem

anded.

SU

PP

LY A

ND

DE

MA

ND

TO

GE

TH

ER

•E

quilib

rium

Pric

e

•T

he

pric

e th

at b

ala

nce

s q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

an

d q

ua

ntity

de

ma

nd

ed

.

•O

n a

gra

ph

, it is th

e p

rice

at w

hic

h th

e s

up

ply

an

d d

em

an

d c

urv

es

inte

rse

ct.

•E

quilib

rium

Quantity

•T

he

qu

an

tity s

up

plie

d a

nd

the

qu

an

tity d

em

an

de

d a

t the

eq

uilib

rium

p

rice

.

•O

n a

gra

ph

it is th

e q

ua

ntity

at w

hic

h th

e s

up

ply

an

d d

em

an

d

cu

rve

s in

ters

ect.

At $

2.0

0, th

e q

uantity

dem

anded

is e

qual to

the q

uantity

supplie

d!

SU

PP

LY A

ND

DE

MA

ND

TO

GE

TH

ER

Demand Schedule

Supply Schedule

Fig

ure

8 T

he E

quilib

rium

of S

upply a

nd D

em

and

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice-C

ream

Co

ne

01

23

45

67

89

10

1112

Qu

an

tity o

f Ice-C

ream

Co

nes

13

Equilib

rium

quantity

Equilib

rium

pric

eE

quilib

rium

Supply

Dem

and

$2.0

0

Fig

ure

9 M

arke

ts Not in

Equilib

rium

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

0

Su

pp

ly

De

ma

nd

(a) E

xc

es

s S

up

ply

Qu

an

tity

de

ma

nd

ed

Qu

an

tity

su

pp

lied

Su

rplu

s

Qu

an

tity o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

s

4

$2

.50

10

2.0

0

7

Equilib

rium

•S

urp

lus

•W

he

n p

rice

> e

qu

ilibriu

m p

rice

, the

n q

ua

ntity

su

pp

lied

> q

ua

ntity

d

em

an

de

d.

•T

here

is e

xcess s

upply o

r a s

urp

lus.

•S

upplie

rs w

ill low

er th

e p

rice to

incre

ase s

ale

s, th

ere

by m

ovin

g to

ward

equilib

rium

.

Equilib

rium

•S

horta

ge

•W

he

n p

rice

< e

qu

ilibriu

m p

rice

, the

n q

ua

ntity

de

ma

nd

ed

> th

e

qu

an

tity s

up

plie

d.

•T

here

is e

xcess d

em

and o

r a s

horta

ge.

•S

upplie

rs w

ill rais

e th

e p

rice d

ue to

too m

any b

uye

rs c

hasin

g to

o fe

w

goods, th

ere

by m

ovin

g to

ward

equilib

rium

.

Fig

ure

9 M

arke

ts Not in

Equilib

rium

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

0Q

ua

ntity

of

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

s

Su

pp

ly

De

ma

nd

(b) E

xc

es

s D

em

an

d

Qu

an

tity

su

pp

lied

Qu

an

tity

de

ma

nd

ed

1.5

0

10

$2

.00

74

Sh

orta

ge

Equilib

rium

•Law

of s

upply

and d

em

and

•T

he

cla

im th

at th

e p

rice

of a

ny g

oo

d a

dju

sts

to b

ring

the

qu

an

tity

su

pp

lied

an

d th

e q

ua

ntity

de

ma

nd

ed

for th

at g

oo

d in

to b

ala

nce

.

Thre

e S

teps to

Analyzin

g C

hanges in

Equilib

rium

•D

ecid

e w

heth

er th

e e

vent s

hifts

the s

upply

or d

em

and

curv

e (o

r both

).

•D

ecid

e w

heth

er th

e c

urv

e(s

) shift(s

) to th

e le

ft or to

the

right.

•U

se th

e s

upply

-and-d

em

and d

iagra

m to

see h

ow

the s

hift

affe

cts

equilib

rium

pric

e a

nd q

uantity.

Fig

ure

10 H

ow

an In

crease

in D

em

and A

ffects th

e E

quilib

rium

Co

pyrig

ht©

2003 S

ou

thw

este

rn/T

ho

mso

n L

earn

ing

Pric

e o

f

Ice

-Cre

am

Co

ne

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