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Equilibrium Price

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Card 1Meaning of Equilibrium Price

What is equilibrium price?

Answer

Equilibrium price is the price at which consumers are willing to buy the same quantity of a good that producers are willing to sell. At this price, quantity demanded equals quantity supplied, so the m

Card 2Meaning of Equilibrium Price

What is market equilibrium?

Answer

Market equilibrium is the state of the market when demand for a good is equal to its supply. In this situation, there is neither excess demand nor excess supply.

Card 3Marshall's view

Why did Marshall compare demand and supply to two blades of scissors?

Answer

Marshall explained that both demand and supply are needed to determine price, just as both blades of scissors are needed to cut cloth. Demand alone cannot fix price, and supply alone cannot fix price.

Card 4Market basics

What are the three essentials of a market of a good?

Answer

The market of a good consists of demand, supply, and market equilibrium. Demand shows consumer behaviour, supply shows producer behaviour, and market equilibrium coordinates the two sides.

Card 5Introduction

What price is a consumer willing to pay, and what price is a producer willing to accept?

Answer

A consumer is willing to pay a maximum price equal to marginal utility. A producer is prepared to accept a minimum price equal to marginal cost of production. Market price forms between these two limi

Card 6Table 9.1 equilibrium

At what price do demand and supply of X become equal in the given schedule?

Answer

At price ₹4 per unit, demand and supply of X are equal at 50 units each. This is the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.

Card 7Excess demand

What happens at price ₹3 per unit in the X market?

Answer

At price ₹3 per unit, demand is 60 units and supply is 40 units. Demand exceeds supply, so there is excess demand. This pushes price upward toward equilibrium.

Card 8Excess supply

What happens at price ₹5 per unit in the X market?

Answer

At price ₹5 per unit, demand is 40 units and supply is 60 units. Supply exceeds demand, so there is excess supply. This pushes price downward toward equilibrium.

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