This document summarizes key concepts of demand and supply, including:
- Demand is the quantity of a good consumers will purchase at a given price, governed by the law of demand. Supply is the quantity produced at a given price, governed by the law of supply.
- Equilibrium occurs when quantity demanded equals quantity supplied at the equilibrium price.
- Factors like income, tastes, prices of substitutes/complements can shift the demand curve. Factors like technology, input prices, and number of producers can shift the supply curve.
- When price is above equilibrium, a surplus occurs. When price is below equilibrium, a shortage occurs bringing prices back to equilibrium.