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Supply, demand and price

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1-page summary: Supply, demand and price

  • Demand and supply describe quantities at different prices.
  • The curves cross at equilibrium. Hold other conditions constant when using this simple model.
  • Less supply can raise equilibrium price and lower equilibrium quantity.
  • A price change alone means movement along a curve, not a shift of that curve.
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Supply and demand help explain prices. These are simple models: real markets can have several changes happening at the same time.

Demand describes quantities buyers are willing and able to buy at different prices. Other things equal, a lower price usually means more quantity demanded.

Supply describes quantities sellers are willing to offer at different prices. Other things equal, a higher price usually encourages more quantity supplied.

On a simple graph, price is vertical and quantity is horizontal. The crossing of supply and demand is the equilibrium.

Imagine a freeze damages the orange crop. Supply decreases. If demand stays the same, the model predicts a higher equilibrium price and lower quantity.

Now imagine more buyers want oranges. If supply stays the same, increased demand predicts a higher equilibrium price and higher quantity.

Ask what changed, which curve shifts, and what is being held constant. A price change alone moves along a curve; it does not shift that curve.

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