Chapter 8 Review
Law of Demand When Price Increase Quantity Demanded will Decrease When Price Decreases, Quantity Demanded will Increase Quantity Demanded & Price = Inverse Relationship
Determinants of Demand Price (Movement) Number of Buyers (Shift) Income (Shift) Price of Related Goods (Shift) Expectations (Shift) Tastes/Preferences (Shift)
Elastic Demand A fall in price will greatly affect the amount people are willing to buy These goods usually have substitutes
Inelastic Demand A price change does not result in a substantial change in the Quantity Demanded These goods do not have substitutes Insulin, Fuel, etc.
Law of Supply As the price rises for a good, the quantity supplied also rises As the price falls the quantity supplied will also fall Price and Quantity Supplied have Direct Relationship
Determinants of Supply Price (Movement) Input Prices (Shift) Technology (Shift) Number of Firms (Shift) Expectations (Shift)
Equilibrium S D When Price has reached the level where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded
Shortages S D When Quantity Demanded is greater than quantity supplied Shortage
Surpluses S D Surplus When Quantity Supplied is greater than Quantity Demanded
Price Ceilings Legal Limit on how high a price can be Must be BELOW market equilibrium in order to be effective Price Ceilings will cause a shortage
Price Floors Legal Limit on how low a good can be priced Price Floors must be set ABOVE market equilibrium Price Floors will Cause a Surplus