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Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand. Supply. As the price of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale during a certain period of time rises (or falls), the quantity of that good or service supplied rises (or falls). . Demand.

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Supply and Demand

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  1. Supply and Demand

  2. Supply • As the price of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale during a certain period of time rises (or falls), the quantity of that good or service supplied rises (or falls).

  3. Demand • As the price of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy during a certain time period rises (or falls) the quantity of that good or service demanded falls (or rises).

  4. Equilibrium- price at which the quantity demanded by buyers equals the quantity supplied by sellers • At this price every buyer finds a seller and every seller finds a buyer

  5. Surplus- quantity supplied of a product exceeds the quantity demanded • Price of a product is above the market equilibrium price

  6. Shortage- quantity demanded for a product exceeds the quantity supplied • Price of a product is below the market equilibrium price

  7. Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz • www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng3XHPdexNM • How does this video show the connection between supply and demand?

  8. http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/silly-bandz-latest-fad-11686769http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/silly-bandz-latest-fad-11686769 • www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/2010-07-01-sillybandz01_CV_N.htm How do these videos show the relationship between supply and demand?

  9. What is the relationship between producers and consumers? Prices are used in the market to help producers and consumers communicate with each other.

  10. Changes in demand for consumer products can shift tremendously over short time periods. • Video clips show how prices are changed in response to demand.

  11. Prices will rise or fall based on the supply and demand for goods and services. • The change in demand for Hula Hoops initially decreased the price due to the lack of demand.

  12. Demand skyrocketed for Hula Hoops and led to a large increase in the price level- consumers wanted to buy and were willing and able to pay more for the toy.

  13. Silly Bandz- producer was sensitive to the idea of raising the price for the product- part of the marketing strategy was to be a cheap alternative to video games and other expensive toys

  14. If there is an unwillingness to raise prices, excess demand can only be met with increasing the supply- includes substitute brands entering the market and gathering market share.

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