WEEK 2 - Demand and Supply and Market Equilibrium
WEEK 2 - Demand and Supply and Market Equilibrium
WEEK 2 - Demand and Supply and Market Equilibrium
AND
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
INCOME
ACCUMULATED WEALTH
EXPECTATIONS
Prices (per gallon), USD Quantityt Demanded (gallons per week) The Law of Demand
8 0
7 2
6 3
5 5
4 7
3 10
2 14
1 20
0 26
Other Determinants of Demand
§ Households with higher income would be expected higher demand
§ Goods for which demand goes up when income is higher and for which demand goes down
when income is lower are called normal goods. Goods for which demand tends to fall when
income rises are called inferior goods.
§ When an increase in the price of one good causes demand for another good to increase (a positive
relationship), we say that the goods are substitutes. On the other hand, when two goods are
complements, a decrease in the price of one results in an increase in demand for the other and vice
versa.
§ Within the constraints of prices and incomes, preference shapes the demand curve, but it is
difficult to generalize about tastes and preferences.
Shift of Demand Curve – Move along a Demand Curve
PRICE Quantity Demanded Quantity Demanded
(per gallon) (gallons/week at an (gallons/week at an income
$ income of 500 $/week) of 700 $/week)
8 0 3
7 2 5
6 3 7
5 5 10
4 7 12
3 10 15
2 14 19
1 20 24
0 26 30
Move along
a Demand Curve
CHANGE IN CHANGE IN
PRICE OF QUANTITY
G&S DEMANDED
Shift of a Demand Curve
CHANGE IN
INCOME, CHANGE IN
PREFERENCES
OR PRICES OF DEMAND
OTHER G&S
From Household Demand to Market Demand
THE LAW OF SUPPLY
PRICE ($) QUANTITY
SUPPLIED
1.50 0
1.75 10,000
2.25 20,000
3.00 30,000
4.00 45,000
5.00 45,000
Other Determinants of Supply
THE COST OF
PRODUCTION
CHANGE IN COSTS,
INPUT PRICES, CHANGE IN
TECHNOLOGY OR
PRICES OF RELATED SUPPLY
G&S
From Firms’ Supply Curves to Market Supply
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
Changes in Equilibrium
problem with demand and supply functions
Suppose the market demand for pizza is given by Qd = 300 - 20P and
the market supply for pizza is given by Qs = 20P - 100, where P = price (per pizza)
In equilibrium, how many pizzas would be sold and at what price?
In equilibrium Qd = Qs >>> 300 - 20P = 20P – 100
>> 400 = 40P >> P = 10
>> Qd = 300 – 20 (10) = 100
>> Qs = 20 (10) – 100 = 100
SELLERS
QUANTITY OF OIL
Calculation of Consumer and Producer Surplus
Consumer surplus
A consumer is planned to buy a computer and he/she is willing to pay up to $1000. Finally he/she
finds one for $600 that neets all his/her criteria, saving his/her $400 compared to what he/she
was willing to pay. The $400 is his/her consumer surplus, which he/she can now save or spend
on other goods or services.
Producer Surplus
A producer who is a manufacturer of niche products and the manufacturing cost of the product
is around $150 per piece and the producer is willing to sell the product at $180. However, due to
sudden spike in the demand the product is resulting higher market price of $240. Producer
surplus is equal to = (market price – minimum price to sell)*quantity sold at equilibrium. So if the
producer sell 50,000 pieces during the year, the producer surplus = $3,000,000