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SUPPLY AND DEMAND I: HOW MARKETS WORK
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44The Market Forces of Supply and Demand
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Figure 1 Catherine’s Demand Schedule and Demand Curve
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Figure 3 Shifts in the Demand Curve
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Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones
Increasein demand
Decreasein demand
Demand curve, D3
Demandcurve, D1
Demandcurve, D2
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Table 1 Variables That Influence Buyers
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Figure 5 Ben’s Supply Schedule and Supply Curve
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Figure 7 Shifts in the Supply Curve
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Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones
0
Increasein supply
Decreasein supply
Supply curve, S3
curve, Supply
S1Supply
curve, S2
Table 2 Variables That Influence Sellers
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Figure 8 The Equilibrium of Supply and Demand
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Price ofIce-Cream
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones
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Equilibriumquantity
Equilibrium price Equilibrium
Supply
Demand
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Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium
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Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
0
Supply
Demand
(a) Excess Supply
Quantitydemanded
Quantitysupplied
Surplus
Quantity ofIce-Cream
Cones
4
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2.00
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Equilibrium
• Surplus• When price > equilibrium price, then quantity
supplied > quantity demanded. • There is excess supply or a surplus.
• Suppliers will lower the price to increase sales, thereby moving toward equilibrium.
Figure 10 How an Increase in Demand Affects the Equilibrium
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Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
0 Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones
Supply
Initialequilibrium
D
D
3. . . . and a higherquantity sold.
2. . . . resultingin a higherprice . . .
1. Hot weather increasesthe demand for ice cream . . .
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Figure 11 How a Decrease in Supply Affects the Equilibrium
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Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
0 Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones
Demand
Newequilibrium
Initial equilibrium
S1
S2
2. . . . resultingin a higherprice of icecream . . .
1. An increase in theprice of sugar reducesthe supply of ice cream. . .
3. . . . and a lowerquantity sold.
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Table 4 What Happens to Price and Quantity When Supply or Demand Shifts?
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