Wednesday, January 21, 2015

January 16th, 2015


Surplus
Quantity supplied>Quantity demanded
QS>QD
Shortage
Quantity demanded>Quantity supplied
QD>QS

·         Equilibrium: The point in which supply and demand intersect, at this point resources are used efficiently.
·         When resources are not used efficiently, Disequilibrium occurs.


Price Ceiling: A government imposed price control on how high a price can be charged for a product of service. (Ex: Mortgage in NYC)

Price Floor: A government imposed price control on how low someone can charge for a product or service. (Ex: Minimum wage)

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