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Page 1: 4 The Market Forces of Supply and Demand. MARKETS AND COMPETITION Buyers determine demand. Sellers determine supply.

44The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

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MARKETS AND COMPETITION

• Buyers determine demand.

• Sellers determine supply

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DEMAND

• Quantity demanded is the amount of a good that buyers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

• Law of Demand• The law of demand states that, other things equal,

the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price of the good rises.

• P ↑ => Qd ↓

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Individual demand decisions

• Example: Demand for ice-cream

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The Demand Curve: The Relationship between Price and Quantity Demanded

• Demand Curve • The demand curve is a graph of the relationship

between the price of a good and the quantity demanded.

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Figure 1 Demand Schedule and Demand Curve

Price ofIce-Cream Cone

0

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones

$3.00

12

1. A decrease in price ...

2. ... increases quantity of cones demanded.

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Market Demand versus Individual Demand

• Market demand refers to the sum of all individual demands for a particular good or service.

• Graphically, individual demand curves are summed horizontally to obtain the market demand curve.

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Figure 3 Shifts in the Demand Curve

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones

Increasein demand

Decreasein demand

Demand curve, D3

Demandcurve, D1

Demandcurve, D2

0

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Shifts in the Demand Curve

• Consumer income

• Prices of related goods• Substitutes

• Complements

• Tastes

• Expectations

• Number of buyers

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Shifts in the Demand Curve

• Consumer Income• As income increases the demand for a normal good

will increase.• As income increases the demand for an inferior

good will decrease.

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Shifts in the Demand Curve

• Prices of Related Goods• When a fall in the price of one good reduces the

demand for another good, the two goods are called substitutes.

• When a fall in the price of one good increases the demand for another good, the two goods are called complements.

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Table 1 Variables That Influence Buyers

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SUPPLY

• Quantity supplied is the amount of a good that sellers are willing and able to sell at a given price.

• Law of Supply• The law of supply states that, other things equal, the

quantity supplied of a good rises when the price of the good rises.

• P ↑ => Qs ↑

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Ben’s Supply Schedule

Quantity Supplied

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Figure 5 Ben’s Supply Schedule and Supply Curve

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

0

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones

$3.00

12

0.50

1. Anincrease in price ...

2. ... increases quantity of cones supplied.

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Market Supply versus Individual Supply

• Market supply refers to the sum of all individual supplies for all sellers of a particular good or service.

• Graphically, individual supply curves are summed horizontally to obtain the market supply curve.

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1 5

Price of Ice-Cream Cone

Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones0

S

1.00A

C$3.00 A rise in the price

of ice cream cones results in a movement along the supply curve.

Change in Quantity Supplied

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Shifts in the Supply Curve

• Change in Supply• A shift in the supply curve, either to the left or

right. • Caused by a change in a determinant other than

price.

• Input prices

• Technology

• Expectations

• Number of sellers

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Figure 7 Shifts in the Supply Curve

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

Quantity ofIce-Cream Cones

0

Increasein supply

Decreasein supply

Supply curve, S3

curve, Supply

S1Supply

curve, S2

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Table 2 Variables That Influence Sellers

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SUPPLY AND DEMAND TOGETHER

• Equilibrium Price• The price that balances quantity supplied and

quantity demanded. • On a graph, it is the price at which the supply and

demand curves intersect.

• Equilibrium Quantity• The quantity supplied and the quantity demanded at

the equilibrium price. • On a graph it is the quantity at which the supply and

demand curves intersect.

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Figure 8 The Equilibrium of Supply and Demand

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones

13

Equilibriumquantity

Equilibrium price Equilibrium

Supply

Demand

$2.00

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Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

0

Supply

Demand

(a) Excess Supply

Quantitydemanded

Quantitysupplied

Surplus

Quantity ofIce-Cream

Cones

4

$2.50

10

2.00

7

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Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium

Price ofIce-Cream

Cone

0 Quantity ofIce-Cream

Cones

Supply

Demand

(b) Excess Demand

Quantitysupplied

Quantitydemanded

1.50

10

$2.00

74

Shortage

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Three Steps to Analyzing Changes in Equilibrium

• Decide whether the event shifts the supply or demand curve (or both).

• Decide whether the curve(s) shift(s) to the left or to the right.

• Use the supply-and-demand diagram to see how the shift affects equilibrium price and quantity.

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Figure 10 How an Increase in Demand Affects the Equilibrium

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 . . .

2.00

7

New equilibrium$2.50

10

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Three Steps to Analyzing Changes in Equilibrium

• Shifts in Curves versus Movements along Curves• A shift in the supply curve is called a change in

supply.• A movement along a fixed supply curve is called a

change in quantity supplied.• A shift in the demand curve is called a change in

demand.• A movement along a fixed demand curve is called a

change in quantity demanded.

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Figure 11 How a Decrease in Supply Affects the Equilibrium

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.

2.00

7

$2.50

4

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Competitive Markets

• A competitive market is a market in which there are many buyers and sellers so that each has a negligible impact on the market price.

• Demand and Supply analysis applies to competitive markets

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• Perfect Competition• Products are the same• Numerous buyers and sellers so that each has no

influence over price• Buyers and Sellers are price takers• No barriers to entry

• Monopoly• One seller, and seller controls price

Competition: Perfect and Otherwise

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• Oligopoly• Few sellers• Partially differentiated product• Good communication between sellers• Barriers to entry

Market Types

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Market Types

• Monopolistic Competition• Many sellers• Slightly differentiated products• Each seller may set price for its own product• Poor communication between sellers• No barriers to entry

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Control over prices

• Monopoly - strong

• Oligopoly - medium

• Monopolistic competition - limited

• Perfect Competition - none