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Supply and Demand

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Demand   The schedule of quantities of a good or service that people are willing and able to BUY at different prices.  
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Supply   The schedule of quantities of a good or service that people are willing and able to SELL at different prices.  
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Equilibrium price   The price at which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.  
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Equilibrium quantity   The quantity bought and sold at the equilibrium price  
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Surplus Vs Shortage   Surplus- market price is above equilibrium price. Shortage- market price if below equilibrium price  
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An increase in demand leads to what?   An increase in both equilibrium price and quantity  
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A decrease in demand leads to what?   A decrease in both equilibrium price and quantity  
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An increase in supply...   Decreases equilibrium price and increases equilibrium quantity  
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A decrease in supply...   Increases equilibrium price and decreases equilibrium quantity  
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Price Floor   Government-imposed minimum price (including wages)  
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Price Ceiling   Government-imposed maximum legal price  
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2 important price ceilings   1) Rent Control and 2) Usury laws-ceiling on interest rates  
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Rationing   A system used to determine how a scarce good or service is distributed.  
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