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CHAPTER
3 In this chapter,
look for the answers to these questions:
 What factors affect buyers’ demand for goods?
The Market Forces of  What factors affect sellers’ supply of goods?
 How do supply and demand determine the price of
Supply and Demand a good and the quantity sold?
 How do changes in the factors that affect demand
or supply affect the market price and quantity of a
good?
 How do markets allocate resources?
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Markets and Competition Demand

 A market is a group of buyers and sellers of a  The quantity demanded of any good is the
particular product. amount of the good that buyers are willing and
able to purchase.
 A competitive market is one with many buyers
and sellers, each has a negligible effect on price.  Law of demand: the claim that the quantity
demanded of a good falls when the price of the
 In a perfectly competitive market:
good rises, other things equal.
 All goods exactly the same
 Buyers & sellers so numerous that no one can
affect market price – each is a “price taker”
 In this chapter, we assume markets are perfectly
competitive.
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The Demand Schedule Helen’s Demand Schedule & Curve

Price Quantity Price of Price Quantity
 Demand schedule: of of lattes Lattes of of lattes
a table that shows the lattes demanded lattes demanded
relationship between the $0.00 16 $0.00 16
price of a good and the 1.00 14 1.00 14
quantity demanded 2.00 12 2.00 12
 Example: 3.00 10 3.00 10
Helen’s demand for lattes. 4.00 8 4.00 8
5.00 6 5.00 6
 Notice that Helen’s 6.00 4 6.00 4
preferences obey the
Law of Demand. Quantity
of Lattes
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Market Demand versus Individual Demand The Market Demand Curve for Lattes
 The quantity demanded in the market is the sum of the Qd
quantities demanded by all buyers at each price. P P
(Market)
 Suppose Helen and Ken are the only two buyers in $0.00 24
the Latte market. (Qd = quantity demanded) 1.00 21
Price Helen’s Qd Ken’s Qd Market Qd 2.00 18
$0.00 16 + 8 = 24 3.00 15
1.00 14 + 7 = 21 4.00 12
2.00 12 + 6 = 18 5.00 9
3.00 10 + 5 = 15 6.00 6
4.00 8 + 4 = 12 Q
5.00 6 + 3 = 9
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Demand Curve Shifters Demand Curve Shifters: # of Buyers

 The demand curve shows how price affects  Increase in # of buyers
quantity demanded, other things being equal. increases quantity demanded at each price,
shifts D curve to the right.
 These “other things” are non-price determinants
of demand (i.e., things that determine buyers’
demand for a good, other than the good’s price).
 Changes in them shift the D curve…

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Demand Curve Shifters: # of Buyers Demand Curve Shifters: Income

P Suppose the number  Demand for a normal good is positively related

of buyers increases. to income.
Then, at each P,  Increase in income causes
Qd will increase increase in quantity demanded at each price,
(by 5 in this example). shifts D curve to the right.
(Demand for an inferior good is negatively
related to income. An increase in income shifts
D curves for inferior goods to the left.)

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Demand Curve Shifters: Prices of Demand Curve Shifters: Prices of

Related Goods Related Goods
 Two goods are substitutes if  Two goods are complements if
an increase in the price of one an increase in the price of one
causes an increase in demand for the other. causes a fall in demand for the other.
 Example: pizza and hamburgers.  Example: computers and software.
An increase in the price of pizza If price of computers rises, people buy fewer
increases demand for hamburgers, computers, and therefore less software.
shifting hamburger demand curve to the right. Software demand curve shifts left.
 Other examples: Coke and Pepsi,  Other examples: college tuition and textbooks,
laptops and desktop computers, bagels and cream cheese, eggs and bacon
CDs and music downloads
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Demand Curve Shifters: Tastes Demand Curve Shifters: Expectations

 Anything that causes a shift in tastes toward a  Expectations affect consumers’ buying
good will increase demand for that good decisions.
and shift its D curve to the right.  Examples:
 Example:  If people expect their incomes to rise,
The Atkins diet became popular in the ’90s, their demand for meals at expensive
caused an increase in demand for eggs, restaurants may increase now.
shifted the egg demand curve to the right.
 If the economy sours and people worry about
their future job security, demand for new
autos may fall now.

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Summary: Variables That Influence Buyers ACTIVE LEARNING 1

Variable A change in this variable…
Demand Curve
Draw a demand curve for music downloads. What
Price …causes a movement happens to it in each of the following scenarios?
along the D curve Why?
# of buyers …shifts the D curve
A. The price of iPods falls
Income …shifts the D curve
B. The price of music downloads falls
Price of
C. The price of CDs falls
related goods …shifts the D curve
Tastes …shifts the D curve
Expectations …shifts the D curve
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A. Price of iPods falls B. Price of music downloads falls
Music downloads
Price of and iPods are Price of
music music The D curve
down- complements. down- does not shift.
loads A fall in price of loads
Move down along
iPods shifts the curve to a point with
P1 demand curve for P1
lower P, higher Q.
music downloads P2
to the right.
D1 D2 D1

Q1 Q2 Quantity of Q1 Q2 Quantity of
music downloads music downloads
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ACTIVE LEARNING 1 Supply

C. Price of CDs falls  The quantity supplied of any good is the
Price of CDs and amount that sellers are willing and able to sell.
music music downloads
down- are substitutes.
 Law of supply: the claim that the quantity
loads supplied of a good rises when the price of the
A fall in price of CDs
good rises, other things equal
P1 shifts demand for
music downloads
to the left.

D2 D1

Q2 Q1 Quantity of
music downloads
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The Supply Schedule Starbucks’ Supply Schedule & Curve

Price Quantity Price Quantity
 Supply schedule:
of of lattes P of of lattes
A table that shows the lattes supplied lattes supplied
relationship between the $0.00 0 $0.00 0
price of a good and the 1.00 3 1.00 3
quantity supplied. 2.00 6 2.00 6
 Example: 3.00 9 3.00 9
Starbucks’ supply of lattes. 4.00 12 4.00 12
5.00 15 5.00 15
 Notice that Starbucks’ 6.00 18 6.00 18
supply schedule obeys the
Q
Law of Supply.
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Market Supply versus Individual Supply The Market Supply Curve

 The quantity supplied in the market is the sum of P
QS
the quantities supplied by all sellers at each price. (Market)
P
$0.00 0
 Suppose Starbucks and Jitters are the only two
sellers in this market. (Qs = quantity supplied) 1.00 5
2.00 10
Price Starbucks Jitters Market Qs 3.00 15
$0.00 0 + 0 = 0 4.00 20
1.00 3 + 2 = 5 5.00 25
2.00 6 + 4 = 10 6.00 30
3.00 9 + 6 = 15
4.00 12 + 8 = 20 Q
5.00 15 + 10 = 25
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Supply Curve Shifters Supply Curve Shifters: Input Prices

 The supply curve shows how price affects  Examples of input prices:
quantity supplied, other things being equal. wages, prices of raw materials.
 These “other things” are non-price determinants  A fall in input prices makes production
of supply. more profitable at each output price,
 Changes in them shift the S curve… so firms supply a larger quantity at each price,
and the S curve shifts to the right.

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Supply Curve Shifters: Input Prices Supply Curve Shifters: Technology

 Technology determines how much inputs are
P Suppose the
required to produce a unit of output.
price of milk falls.
At each price,  A cost-saving technological improvement has
the quantity of the same effect as a fall in input prices,
Lattes supplied shifts S curve to the right.
will increase
(by 5 in this
example).

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Supply Curve Shifters: # of Sellers Supply Curve Shifters: Expectations

 An increase in the number of sellers increases Example:

the quantity supplied at each price,  Events in the Middle East lead to expectations of
shifts S curve to the right. higher oil prices.
 In response, owners of Texas oilfields reduce
supply now, save some inventory to sell later at
the higher price.
 S curve shifts left.
In general, sellers may adjust supply* when their
expectations of future prices change.
(*If good not perishable)
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Summary: Variables that Influence Sellers ACTIVE LEARNING 2

Supply Curve
Variable A change in this variable…
Draw a supply curve for tax
Price …causes a movement return preparation software.
along the S curve What happens to it in each
Input Prices …shifts the S curve of the following scenarios?
A. Retailers cut the price of
Technology …shifts the S curve
the software.
# of Sellers …shifts the S curve B. A technological advance
Expectations …shifts the S curve allows the software to be
produced at lower cost.
C. Govt restrictions are discouraging IT Firms to
develop and sell tax return preparation software.
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A. Fall in price of tax return software B. Fall in cost of producing the software
Price of Price of
tax return S curve does tax return S curve shifts
S1 S1 S2
software not shift. software to the right:
Move down at each price,
P1 P1
along the curve Q increases.
P2 to a lower P
and lower Q.

Q2 Q1 Quantity of tax Q1 Q2 Quantity of tax

return software return software
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C. Reduce the production of the software C. Professional preparers raise their price
Price of Price of
tax return S curve shifts tax return
S2 S1 S1 This shifts the
software to the left: software
demand curve for
at each price, tax preparation
P1
Q decreases. software, not the
supply curve.

Q2 Q1 Quantity of tax Quantity of tax

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Class Practice Supply and Demand Together

Demand & Supply Curve
Draw a demand/supply curve for the CNG Auto Rickshaw.
P Equilibrium:
What happens to it in each of the following scenarios? D S
P has reached
Why?
the level where
A. Ride sharing companies are offering discounts to quantity supplied
new and old customers for using Car.
equals
B. The price of CNG fuel has decreased. quantity demanded
C. The govt has decreased the registration fee of
CNG Auto Rickshaw.
Q

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Equilibrium price: Equilibrium quantity:

the price that equates quantity supplied the quantity supplied and quantity demanded
with quantity demanded at the equilibrium price
P P
D S D S
P QD QS P QD QS
$0 24 0 $0 24 0
1 21 5 1 21 5
2 18 10 2 18 10
3 15 15 3 15 15
4 12 20 4 12 20
5 9 25 5 9 25
6 6 30 6 6 30
Q Q

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Surplus (a.k.a. excess supply): Surplus (a.k.a. excess supply):

when quantity supplied is greater than when quantity supplied is greater than
quantity demanded quantity demanded
P Example: P
D Surplus S D Surplus S Facing a surplus,
If P = $5, sellers try to increase
then sales by cutting price.
QD = 9 lattes This causes
and QD to rise and QS to fall…
QS = 25 lattes
…which reduces the
resulting in a surplus.
surplus of 16 lattes
Q Q

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Surplus (a.k.a. excess supply): Shortage (a.k.a. excess demand):

when quantity supplied is greater than when quantity demanded is greater than
quantity demanded quantity supplied
P P
D Surplus S Facing a surplus, D S Example:
sellers try to increase If P = $1,
sales by cutting price. then
This causes QD = 21 lattes
QD to rise and QS to fall. and
Prices continue to fall QS = 5 lattes
until market reaches resulting in a
equilibrium. shortage of 16 lattes
Q Shortage Q

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Shortage (a.k.a. excess demand): Shortage (a.k.a. excess demand):

when quantity demanded is greater than when quantity demanded is greater than
quantity supplied quantity supplied
P P
D S Facing a shortage, D S Facing a shortage,
sellers raise the price, sellers raise the price,
causing QD to fall causing QD to fall
and QS to rise, and QS to rise.
…which reduces the Prices continue to rise
shortage. until market reaches
equilibrium.
Shortage Shortage
Q Q

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Equilibrium Three Steps to Analyzing Changes in Eq’m

 In most free markets, surpluses and shortages
are only temporary because prices eventually To determine the effects of any event,
move toward their equilibrium levels. Indeed, this
1. Decide whether event shifts S curve,
phenomenon is so pervasive that it is called the
law of supply and demand: The price of any D curve, or both.
good adjusts to bring the quantity supplied and 2. Decide in which direction curve shifts.
quantity demanded of that good into balance.
3. Use supply-demand diagram to see
how the shift changes eq’m P and Q.

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EXAMPLE: The Market for Hybrid Cars EXAMPLE 1: A Shift in Demand

EVENT TO BE
P ANALYZED: P
price of
S1 Increase in price of gas. S1
hybrid cars
STEP 1: P2
D curve shifts
P1 because
STEP 2: price of gas P1
affects demand for
D shifts right
hybrids.
because
STEP high gas
3: does
D1 S curve
price makes not
hybrids D1 D2
The shift
shift, causes an
Q more attractiveprice
because Q
Q1 increase
of gas in price
does not Q1 Q2
relative to other cars.
and quantity
affect cost of of
quantity of
hybrid
producingcars.hybrids.
hybrid cars
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EXAMPLE 1: A Shift in Demand Terms for Shift vs. Movement Along Curve
 Change in supply: a shift in the S curve
Notice: P occurs when a non-price determinant of supply
When P rises,
S1 changes (like technology or costs)
producers supply
a larger quantity P2  Change in the quantity supplied:
of hybrids, even a movement along a fixed S curve
though the S curve P1 occurs when P changes
has not shifted.
 Change in demand: a shift in the D curve
Always be careful occurs when a non-price determinant of demand
D1 D2
to distinguish b/w changes (like income or # of buyers)
a shift in a curve Q
Q1 Q2  Change in the quantity demanded:
and a movement
along the curve. a movement along a fixed D curve
occurs when P changes
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EXAMPLE 2: A Shift in Supply EXAMPLE 3: A Shift in Both Supply

EVENT: New technology EVENTS: and Demand
reduces cost of P price of gas rises AND P
producing hybrid cars. S1 S2 new technology reduces S1 S2
STEP 1: production costs
S curve shifts STEP 1: P2
because Both curves shift.
STEP 2: event affects P1 P1
cost of production. STEP 2:
S shifts right P2
D curve does not Both shift to the right.
because 3: event
STEPbecause
shift,
reduces cost, D1 STEP 3: D1 D2
The shift causes
production technology Q rises, but effect
makes production Q Q
price
is not to fallof the
one Q1 Q2 on P is ambiguous: Q1 Q2
more profitable at
and quantity
factors to rise.
thatprice.
affect If demand increases more
any given
demand. than supply, P rises.
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EXAMPLE 3: A Shift in Both Supply ACTIVE LEARNING 3

EVENTS: and Demand Shifts in supply and demand
price of gas rises AND P
S1 S2 Use the three-step method to analyze the effects of
new technology reduces
production costs each event on the equilibrium price and quantity of
music downloads.
STEP 3, cont.
P1 Event A: A rise in the price of CDs
But if supply
increases more P2 Event B: The royalty payment for each sold song
than demand, has increased
D1 D2
P falls.
Q Event C: Events A and B both occur.
Q1 Q2

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Shifts in supply and demand A. Fall in price of CDs
Use the three-step method to analyze the effects of The market for
STEPS
each event on the equilibrium price and quantity of P music downloads
music downloads. 1. D curve shifts
S1
Event A: A fall in the price of CDs 2. D shifts left
P1
Event B: Sellers of music downloads negotiate a 3. P and Q both
fall. P2
reduction in the royalties they must pay
for each song they sell.
Event C: Events A and B both occur.
D2 D1
Q
Q2 Q1
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B. Fall in cost of royalties C. Fall in price of CDs and
The market for
fall in cost of royalties
STEPS
P music downloads
1. S curve shifts STEPS
S1 S2
(Royalties are part 1. Both curves shift (see parts A & B).
of sellers’ costs) P1
2. D shifts left, S shifts right.
2. S shifts right
P2
3. P falls, 3. P unambiguously falls.
Q rises. Effect on Q is ambiguous:
The fall in demand reduces Q,
D1 the increase in supply increases Q.
Q
Q1 Q2
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Exercise Exercise
 Use the three-step method to analyze the effects
of each event on the equilibrium price and
quantity of ice cream.
 Event A: During one summer, the weather
is very hot.
 Event B: During another summer, a
hurricane destroys part of sugarcane crop and
drives up the price of sugar.
 Event C: Heat wave and the hurricane
occur during the same summer.
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Exercise Exercise

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Exercise Exercise: Answer

 Explain each of the following statements using
supply-and-demand diagrams.
a) “When a cold snap hits Florida, the price of orange
rises in supermarkets throughout the country.”
b) “When the weather turns warm in New England
every summer, the price of hotel rooms in
Caribbean resorts plummets.”
c) “When a war breaks out in the Middle East, the
price of gasoline rises and the price of a used
Cadillac falls.”

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Exercise Exercise: Answer

Over the past 40 years, technological advances
have reduced the cost of computer chips. How do
you think this has affected the market for
computers? For computer software? For
typewriters?

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Exercise CONCLUSION:
How Prices Allocate Resources
Scientists reveal that eating oranges decreases the
risk of diabetes, and at the same time, farmers use  One of the Ten Principles from Chapter 1:
a new fertilizer that makes orange trees produce Markets are usually a good way
more oranges. Illustrate and explain what effect to organize economic activity.
these changes have on the equilibrium price and  In market economies, prices adjust to balance
quantity of oranges. supply and demand. These equilibrium prices
are the signals that guide economic decisions
and thereby allocate scarce resources.

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CHAPTER SUMMARY CHAPTER SUMMARY

 A competitive market has many buyers and sellers,  Besides price, demand depends on buyers’ incomes,
each of whom has little or no influence tastes, expectations, the prices of substitutes and
on the market price. complements, and number of buyers.
If one of these factors changes, the D curve shifts.
 Economists use the supply and demand model to
analyze competitive markets.  The upward-sloping supply curve reflects the Law of
Supply, which states that the quantity sellers supply
 The downward-sloping demand curve reflects the depends positively on the good’s price.
Law of Demand, which states that the quantity
buyers demand of a good depends negatively on
 Other determinants of supply include input prices,
technology, expectations, and the # of sellers.
the good’s price.
Changes in these factors shift the S curve.
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 The intersection of S and D curves determines the  We can use the supply-demand diagram to
market equilibrium. At the equilibrium price, analyze the effects of any event on a market:
quantity supplied equals quantity demanded. First, determine whether the event shifts one or
both curves. Second, determine the direction of
 If the market price is above equilibrium,
the shifts. Third, compare the new equilibrium to
a surplus results, which causes the price to fall.
the initial one.
If the market price is below equilibrium,
a shortage results, causing the price to rise.  In market economies, prices are the signals that
guide economic decisions and allocate scarce
resources.
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