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This is when consumers and producers respond to information( signalling) and incentive provided by the prices then scarce resources will be rationed between competing uses

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In a free competitive market what is the rationing mechanism?

Price is the rationing mechanism. Whoever can afford it, will by it.


What is a rationing devices?

it is when the price mechanism allocate products or services to people who willing to pay the most.


What is the role of prices in market economics?

Price Mechanism Price mechanism is the point which equilibriates supply and demand within a market. It is a mechanism of pricing.The price mechanism is one which allows the prices of good and services to be decided by the interplay between supply and demand. There is no centralised price fixing. The price mechanism is the concept that the free market, when left to its own devices, will formulate fair prices of the goods or services on its own by the natural laws of supply and demand.


How does a price ceiling undermine the rationing function of market-determined prices?

A price ceiling will undermine the rationing function of market-determined prices by creating a shortage. This is a price which is below equilibrium which will lead to more demand that supply that will cause a shortage.


What is rationing function of price?

Provided that the product is not a Veblen or a Giffen good, as its price increases fewer people can afford the commodity and so the demand for it decreases. This is a form of rationing in which the poorest people are priced out of the market.


Distinguish between the rational function and the allocation function of price system?

allocative function of price: to direct resources away from overcrowded markets and towards markets that are underserved. Rationing function of price: to distribute scare goods to those consumers who value them most highly


How do price act as a rationing device?

prices can not act as rationing device


How does the price system serve as a rationing mechanism?

Since price of a good is determined where demand meets supply, it means that for the price, the optimum amount of goods are produced and consumed, making sure that everybody who has the demand for the good (willing able able to pay for it) can have that good.


Price floors and ceilings stifle the rationing function of prices and distort resource allocation?

Economists have said that "price floorsand price ceilings stifle (prevent) the rationing function of prices and distort resource allocation." Consider what happens after a hurricane, prices are often frozen to pre-hurricane prices through "price gouging laws" to protect the consumer. Is this an example of a price ceiling or a price floor?This occurs for gasoline as well as for groceries and other products that might be in high demand after the damage of a hurricane. What is the impact in the market place of these limits?


Why would rent controls result in higher incidence of racial or age discrimination?

Price serves as a rationing device. Suppliers must determine to whom their production will bedistributed. In a free market economy, this is accomplished through the price mechanism. Thosewho are willing and able to purchase the product will receive the product. Rent controls reducethe ability of landlords to distribute housing services based solely on price. Therefore, they canresort to other mechanisms, such as bribery and favoritism. Unfortunately, some will resort tousing racial or age discrimination as the rationing mechanism.


What effect did rations have on meat prices?

In the UK, anyway, most food prices were fixed while rationing was in force. One of the main purposes of rationing by coupons was to avoid rationing by price. :)


What are the main effects of price ceiling and rationing?

The following are the main effects of price ceiling and rationing: 1. Beneficial for Poor Consumers: A well managed rationing system enables the poor section of the society to get the commodities which are in short supply. 2. Transfer of Resources: The price ceiling and rationing enable the government to transfer resources from the production of less important uses to more important uses. 3. Black Marketing: The worst effect of rationing is to encourage black marketing.