5.1 - Equilibrium Price and Quantity
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Practice Questions
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What is equilibrium price?
💡 Hint: Think about where buyers and sellers agree.
What happens during a surplus?
💡 Hint: What occurs when supply exceeds demand?
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What is equilibrium price?
💡 Hint: Think about a balance between buyers and sellers.
True or False: A shortage leads to elevated prices.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when people want more than is available.
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Challenge Problems
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A new gaming console is launched at a price of $500. Due to popularity, demand increases, leading to a shortage at that price. Analyze the effects on equilibrium price and quantity over the next month.
💡 Hint: Consider what sellers might do in response to increased demand.
A drought affects soybean crops, causing production costs to rise. Predict how this would shift supply and the consequences for equilibrium price and quantity in the soybean market.
💡 Hint: Think about how supply changes when production becomes more expensive.
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