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Market Economies Market Economies at Work: at Work: Supply and Demand Supply and Demand

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Page 1: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Market EconomiesMarket Economiesat Work:at Work:

Supply and DemandSupply and Demand

Page 2: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

DemandDemand$ The Desire for a Good or Service

and the Ability to Pay for It

Page 3: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Law of DemandLaw of Demand$ When Prices Fall Consumers Buy More

$ When Prices Rise Consumers Buy Less

Page 4: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Demand SchedulesDemand Schedulesand Curvesand Curves

Page 5: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

The Law of Diminishing The Law of Diminishing Marginal UtilityMarginal Utility

$ The Benefit from each Individual Unit Tends to decline

Page 6: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Factors Affecting DemandFactors Affecting Demand

$ Income

$ Market Size

$ Consumer Taste

$ Consumer Expectations

$ Substitutes

$ Complements

Page 7: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Elasticity of DemandElasticity of Demand

The Responsiveness of Consumers to The Responsiveness of Consumers to Changes in Price in a MarketChanges in Price in a Market

Page 8: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

What Determines ElasticityWhat Determines Elasticity

$ Substitute Goods/Services

$ Proportion of Income

$ Necessities vs Luxuries

Page 9: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Calculating ElasticityCalculating Elasticity

$ Businesses Have to Calculate Elasticity

$ Should they put Products on Sale? Will it increase the Number Sold?

$ Total Revenue Test: Will Selling MoreProducts at a Lower Price Make you More Money?

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SupplySupply

$ The Willingness and Ability of Producers to Offer Goods and Services for Sale

Page 11: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Law of SupplyLaw of Supply$ Producers are Willing to Sell More of a Good/Service at a High Price than a Low One

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Supply SchedulesSupply Schedulesand Curvesand Curves

Page 13: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Cost of ProductionCost of Production

$ Labor Affects Production:Efficiency and Utilization

Page 14: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Costs of ProductionCosts of Production

$ Fixed Costs

$ Variable Costs

Page 15: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Factors Affecting SupplyFactors Affecting Supply$ Input Costs

$ Labor Productivity

$ Technology

$ Government Action

$ Producer Expectations

$ Number of Producers

Page 16: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Elasticity of SupplyElasticity of Supply

The Responsiveness of Producers to The Responsiveness of Producers to Price ChangesPrice Changes

Page 17: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Demand, Supply & Demand, Supply & PricesPrices

Page 18: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Shortage vs SurplusShortage vs Surplus

Supply > Demand = SurplusSupply > Demand = Surplus

Demand > Supply = ShortageDemand > Supply = Shortage

PricesPrices

PricesPrices

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Reaching Equilibrium PriceReaching Equilibrium Price

40 Salads40 Salads $10 each$10 each Sells only 10Sells only 10

15 Salads15 Salads $4 each$4 each 50 requests50 requests

25 Salads25 Salads $6 each$6 each Sells 25Sells 25

Equilibrium ReachedEquilibrium Reached

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Equilibrium Price in Real Equilibrium Price in Real LifeLife

DemandDemandoror

SupplySupply

DemandDemandoror

SupplySupply

Equilibrium Equilibrium PricePrice

Equilibrium Equilibrium PricePrice

Page 21: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Prices as Signals & IncentivesPrices as Signals & Incentives$ Competitive Pricing

$ Prices and Producers

$ Prices and Consumers

$20$20 $13$13

Rising Rising Prices?Prices?

Enter Enter MarketMarket

Falling Falling Prices?Prices?

Leave Leave MarketMarket

LowLowPrice?Price? BUY!!!BUY!!! HighHigh

Price?Price? DON’T BUY!!!DON’T BUY!!!

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High Price as Signal to Buy?High Price as Signal to Buy?

Page 23: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Intervention in the Price Intervention in the Price SystemSystem

$ Price Ceilings

$ Price Floors

Page 24: Market Economies at Work: Supply and Demand. Demand $ The Desire for a Good or Service and the Ability to Pay for It.

Rationing Resources & Rationing Resources & ProductsProducts

$ World War II (other crises)

$ Black Markets

Unplanned Results of Rationing, or other Unplanned Results of Rationing, or other government regulationgovernment regulation