1. Demand and Supply – Basic Concepts
The chapter provides foundational concepts of demand and supply in economics, explaining demand as the desire to buy backed by the ability and willingness to pay. It explores determinants of demand and supply, the laws governing demand and supply, and the significance of demand and supply schedules and curves. Finally, it defines market equilibrium as the point where quantity demanded and supplied are equal.
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What we have learnt
- Demand refers to the desire to purchase a commodity with the ability and willingness to pay for it.
- Supply signifies the quantity of goods producers are ready to sell at various prices during a specific time.
- Market equilibrium occurs when quantity demanded equals quantity supplied, determining the equilibrium price and quantity.
Key Concepts
- -- Demand
- The desire to buy a commodity supported by the ability and willingness to pay.
- -- Supply
- The total quantity of a good that producers are willing and able to sell at various prices.
- -- Law of Demand
- States that as the price of a commodity falls, its quantity demanded increases and vice versa, assuming all other factors remain constant.
- -- Law of Supply
- Indicates that as the price of a commodity rises, the quantity supplied also rises, assuming all other factors remain unchanged.
- -- Market Equilibrium
- The situation where the quantity demanded by consumers matches the quantity supplied by producers.
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