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Copyright © 2011 Cengage Learning

44The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

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Figure 1 Sabine’s Demand Schedule and Demand Curve

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Figure 2 Market Demand as the Sum of Individual Demands

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Figure 3 Shifts in the Demand Curve

Price ofice cream

cornets

Quantity ofice cream cornets

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 4 Shifts in the Demand Curve versus Movements Along the Demand Curve

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Figure 5 Häagen’s Supply Schedule and Supply Curve

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Figure 6 Market Supply as the Sum of Individual Supplies

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Figure 7 Shifts in the Supply Curve

Price ofice cream

cornets

Quantity ofice cream cornets

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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Figure 8 The Equilibrium of Supply and Demand

Price ofice cream

cornets

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Quantity of ice cream cornets

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Equilibriumquantity

Equilibrium price Equilibrium

Supply

Demand

€ 2.00

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Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium (1)

Price ofice cream

cornets

0

Supply

Demand

(a) Excess supply

Quantitydemanded

Quantitysupplied

Surplus

Quantity ofice cream

cornets

4

€ 2.50

10

2.00

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Figure 9 Markets Not in Equilibrium (2)

Shortage

Price ofice cream

cornets

0

Supply

Demand

(b) Excess demand

Quantitysupplied

Quantitydemanded

Quantity ofice cream

cornets

4

€ 2.00

10

1.50

7

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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.

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Table 3 A Three-Step Programme for Analysing Changes in Equilibrium

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Figure 10 How an Increase in Demand Affects the Equilibrium

Price ofice cream

cornets

0 Quantity of ice cream cornets

Supply

Initialequilibrium

D

D

3. . . . and a higherquantity sold.

2. . . . resultingin a higherprice . . .

1. Hot weather increasesthe demand for ice cream . . .

2.00

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New equilibrium€ 2.50

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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

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€ 2.50

4

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Figure 12 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand (i) (1)

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Figure 12 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand (i) (2)

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Figure 13 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand (ii) (1)

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Figure 13 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand (ii) (2)

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Figure 13 A Shift in Both Supply and Demand (ii) (3)

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Table 4 What Happens to Price and Quantity When Supply or Demand Shifts?

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