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if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
shortage
A surplus or a shortage of a good or service affects the market price directly. When there is a surplus, the prices goes down and when there is a shortage the price increases due to the demand levels.
a price ceiling set below the market equilibrium creates an excess demand, leading to a shortage of the good. Think about it like this, if a good is a lot cheaper than it should be, more people would want to buy it, but less people would want to make it, since its so cheap.
If the price is expected to drop, current demand will fall.
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
if, at a current price there is a shortage of a good
shortage
A surplus or a shortage of a good or service affects the market price directly. When there is a surplus, the prices goes down and when there is a shortage the price increases due to the demand levels.
lowers the supply of good creates a shortage
a price ceiling set below the market equilibrium creates an excess demand, leading to a shortage of the good. Think about it like this, if a good is a lot cheaper than it should be, more people would want to buy it, but less people would want to make it, since its so cheap.
If the price is expected to drop, current demand will fall.
If the price is expected to drop, current demand will fall.
The establishment of a price ceiling on any type of good available for sale could lead to sever shortages. A price ceiling is commonly associated with price controls which can be imposed by government authorities, ostensibly to prevent price gouging when a particular good is in short supply. The imposition of price controls can lead to a shortage of goods if manufacturers cannot profitably produce the goods below the sales price cap imposed by price controls. In the short run a company may chose to continue producing goods that cannot be sold above the cost of production but in the long run a company selling goods at a loss will wind up bankrupt, producing nothing and the goods that they previously produced will completely disappear from the marketplace.
Excess demand occurs when demand outweighs supply. This means there is a shortage of a good.
If the reason for the price of gas increasing is shortage of supply, then making new cars with smaller engines might be a good idea
If the price is expected to drop, current demand will fall.