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Market EconomiesMarket Economiesat Work:at Work:
Supply and DemandSupply and Demand
DemandDemand$ 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
Demand SchedulesDemand Schedulesand Curvesand Curves
The Law of Diminishing The Law of Diminishing Marginal UtilityMarginal Utility
$ The Benefit from each Individual Unit Tends to decline
Factors Affecting DemandFactors Affecting Demand
$ Income
$ Market Size
$ Consumer Taste
$ Consumer Expectations
$ Substitutes
$ Complements
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
What Determines ElasticityWhat Determines Elasticity
$ Substitute Goods/Services
$ Proportion of Income
$ Necessities vs Luxuries
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?
SupplySupply
$ The Willingness and Ability of Producers to Offer Goods and Services for Sale
Law of SupplyLaw of Supply$ Producers are Willing to Sell More of a Good/Service at a High Price than a Low One
Supply SchedulesSupply Schedulesand Curvesand Curves
Cost of ProductionCost of Production
$ Labor Affects Production:Efficiency and Utilization
Costs of ProductionCosts of Production
$ Fixed Costs
$ Variable Costs
Factors Affecting SupplyFactors Affecting Supply$ Input Costs
$ Labor Productivity
$ Technology
$ Government Action
$ Producer Expectations
$ Number of Producers
Elasticity of SupplyElasticity of Supply
The Responsiveness of Producers to The Responsiveness of Producers to Price ChangesPrice Changes
Demand, Supply & Demand, Supply & PricesPrices
Shortage vs SurplusShortage vs Surplus
Supply > Demand = SurplusSupply > Demand = Surplus
Demand > Supply = ShortageDemand > Supply = Shortage
PricesPrices
PricesPrices
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$6 each Sells 25Sells 25
Equilibrium ReachedEquilibrium Reached
Equilibrium Price in Real Equilibrium Price in Real LifeLife
DemandDemandoror
SupplySupply
DemandDemandoror
SupplySupply
Equilibrium Equilibrium PricePrice
Equilibrium Equilibrium PricePrice
Prices as Signals & IncentivesPrices as Signals & Incentives$ 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!!!
High Price as Signal to Buy?High Price as Signal to Buy?
Intervention in the Price Intervention in the Price SystemSystem
$ Price Ceilings
$ Price Floors
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