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Price Theory: Market Equilibrium
Lecture 3
Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Textbook has been adopted for use in this course. Several modifications and amendments have been
made to the lecture materials provided.McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Friday, April 7, 2023
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Bringing Demand and Supply Together
• A demand curve illustrates consumers’ willingness to demand at particular prices.
• A supply curve illustrates firms’ willingness to supply at particular prices.
• A market is the institution through which buyers and sellers interact and engage in exchange.
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Market Equilibrium
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• Market equilibriumMarket equilibrium is a situation in which, at the current market price, quantity supplied equals quantity demanded (the buyers’ plan matches the sellers’ plan). At one specific price: QS = QD.
• When the market is in equilibrium, there is no tendency for the price to increase or decrease.
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Market Equilibrium
• Equilibrium price and quantity
• Surplus and shortage
• Rationing function of price
• Efficient allocation
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Market Equilibrium
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Shortage: Excess Quantity Demanded
• Excess Demand (Shortage) :Excess Demand (Shortage) : A situation in which consumers are willing to buy more than producers are willing to sell. It occurs when market price is lower than equilibrium price.
• An increase in the PriceAn increase in the Price eliminates the shortage by changing both quantity demanded and quantity supplied until the original equilibrium is established.
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Shortage: Excess Quantity Demanded
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Surplus: excess quantity supplied
Excess Supply (Surplus):Excess Supply (Surplus): A situation in which producers are willing to sell more than consumers are willing to buy. It occurs when market price is above equilibrium price.
A decrease in the PriceA decrease in the Price eliminates excess supply by changing both quantity demanded and quantity supplied until the original equilibrium is established.
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Surplus: excess quantity supplied
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Equilibrium and Disequilibria
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4.3 Changes in Supply and Demand
• Higher demand leads to higher equilibrium price and higher equilibrium quantity.
• Higher supply leads to lower equilibrium price and higher equilibrium quantity.
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Changes in Supply and Demand
• Lower demand leads to lower price and lower quantity exchanged.
• Lower supply leads to higher price and lower quantity exchanged.
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Applications of Supply and Demand
Market Effects of an Increase in Population SizeAn increase in demand causes a shortage at the original price.
To eliminate the shortage, price increases from $0.60 to $0.70.
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Market Effects of an Antismoking Campaign
A decrease in the demand for cigarettes would result in a decrease in quantity demanded of cigarettes and a decrease in price.
Applications of Supply and Demand
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Effects of Technological Innovations on the Market for Personal Computers
Technological innovations decrease production costs, shifting the supply curve to the right.
Applications of Supply and Demand
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Applications of Supply and Demand
Effects of Bad Weather on the Coffee Market
Bad weather decreases the supply of coffee beans, shifting the supply curve to the left.
Price increases and quantity exchanged decreases.
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Market Effects of Simultaneous Changes in Supply and Demand
When the magnitude of an increase in demand is smaller than the magnitude of an increase in supply, equilibrium quantity increases and market price decreases.
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Market Effects of Simultaneous Changes in Supply and Demand
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Market Effects of Simultaneous Changes in Supply and Demand
When the magnitude of an increase in demand is larger than the magnitude of an increase in supply, equilibrium quantity increases and market price increases.
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Market Effects of Simultaneous Changes in Supply and Demand
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Government Intervention and Price Regulation
• Price ceilings
• Price floors
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Price Ceiling
• A price ceiling is a regulation (imposed by the government) that makes it illegal to charge a price higher than a specified level (maximum price).
• The implementation of a price ceiling allows consumers to purchase the basic or essential items that were previously unaffordable at a higher price.
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Price Ceiling
• A price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price.
• If the price ceiling is set above the equilibrium, it has no effect. The market works as if there were no price ceiling.
• But if the price ceiling is set below the equilibrium, it has powerful effects.
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Price Ceiling
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Price Floor
• A price floor is a regulation (imposed by the government) that makes it illegal to trade at a price lower than a specified level (minimum price).
• If the price floor is set below the equilibrium price, it has no effect. The market works as if there were no price floor.
• If the price floor is set above the equilibrium price, it has powerful effects.
• Normally, the price floor is set higher than the equilibrium price.
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Price Floor
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Consumer Surplus
• Benefit surplus• Maximum willingness to pay (WTP) less
than actual price paidPerson Max WTP Actual Price CSMas $13 $8 $5Farah $12 $8 $4Ahmad $11 $8 $3Kishani $10 $8 $2Vincent $9 $8 $1Morris $8 $8 $0
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Consumer Surplus
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Producer Surplus
• Benefit surplus• Actual price received more than
minimum acceptable price (AP)
Person Min AP Actual Price PSCarlos $3 $8 $5Courtney $4 $8 $4Chuck $5 $8 $3Cindy $6 $8 $2Craig $7 $8 $1Chad $8 $8 $0
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Producer Surplus
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Price = $8
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Efficiency Revisited
• Productive and allocative efficiency
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Key Terms
• Price Mechanism• Market Equilibrium• Equilibrium Price• Equilibrium
Quantity• Surplus• Shortage• Price Ceiling• Price Floor• Consumer Surplus• Producer Surplus
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