2.4: Market Equilibrium: Demand and Supply

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International Baccalaureate Economics (Chapter 2: Competitive markets: Demand and Supply) Flashcards on 2.4: Market Equilibrium: Demand and Supply , created by Jasmine Wells on 04/10/2015.
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Define surplus When there is a greater quantity of supply of products than demanded.
What does a surplus cause? The forces of demand and supply causes the price of that product to decrease to maintain a market equilibrium.
Define shortage Shortage is when there is a greater quantity of demand for a product than there is supplied.
What does a shortage of goods cause? The forces of demand and supply will cause the price of that good to increase to maintain a market equilibrium.
Define Market Equilibrium. When a market is in equilibrium, quantity demanded= quantity supplied. - Market equilibrium or market price is determined by where supply and demand curves intersect.
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