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Demand and Supply
Nrhsecovit Vocabulary of Market interaction
Question | Answer |
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exists in a market when the quantity of a good that a buyers are willing and able to buy is equal to the quantity of the good that sellers are willing and able to produce and offer for sale (Qd=Qs) | equilibrium |
condition in a market when the quantity supplied of a good is greater than the quantity demanded | surplus |
stock of goods that a business or store has on hand | inventory |
the price at which a good id bought and sold in a market that is in equilibrium | equilibrium price aka. market clearing price |
the quantity of a goog that is bought and sold in a market that is in equilibrium | equilibrium quantity |
government intervention to offset prices that may be too high or too low for the gerneral welfare | price control |
a legislated price, set above the equilibrium price, below which buyers and sellers cannot legally buy or sell a good | price floor |
a legislated price, set lower than the equilibrium price, above which buyers and sellers cannot legally buy and sell a good | price ceiling |
rent control is an example of this price control | price ceiling |
minimum wage is the classic example of this kind of price control | price floor |
condition in which quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied | shortage |
black market | The illegal business of buying or selling goods or currency in violation of restrictions such as price controls or rationing. |
off the books | colloquial for working outside of legal limits Payments for which no formal record is kept |
price gouging | illegal in most states, the practice of taking advantage of a situation in order to drive up the price, pricing above the market when no alternative retailer is available ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |