2. Equilibrium

3. MARKET DEMAND & SUPPLY $5 4 3 2 1 10 20 35 55 80 $5 4 3 2 1 60 50 35 20 5 x 200 B U Y E R S PQDQD BUSHELS OF CORN MARKET DEMAND 2,000 4,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 x 200 S E L E R S 12,000 10,000 7,000 4,000 1,000 PQSQS BUSHELS OF CORN MARKET SUPPLY EQUILIBRIUM Graphically…

4. 7 S P Q o $5 4 3 2 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 PQDQD $5 4 3 2 1 2,000 4,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 $5 4 3 2 1 12,000 10,000 7,000 4,000 1,000 D PQSQS Price of Corn Quantity of Corn CORN MARKET CORN MARKET Market Clearing Equilibrium MARKET DEMAND & SUPPLY

5. 7 S P Q o $5 4 3 2 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 PQDQD $5 4 3 2 1 2,000 4,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 $5 4 3 2 1 12,000 10,000 7,000 4,000 1,000 D PQSQS Price of Corn Quantity of Corn CORN MARKET CORN MARKET Surplus At a $4 price more is being supplied than demanded MARKET DEMAND & SUPPLY

6. 11 7 S P Q o $5 4 3 2 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 PQDQD $5 4 3 2 1 2,000 4,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 $5 4 3 2 1 12,000 10,000 7,000 4,000 1,000 D PQSQS Price of Corn Quantity of Corn CORN MARKET CORN MARKET At a $2 price more is being demanded than supplied Shortage MARKET DEMAND & SUPPLY

16. Debate Should we raise the minimum wage?