ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

COMPETITION AND MARKET STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When supply is greater than demand and there is too much of a product to sell.
A
Shortage
B
Surplus
C
Equilbrium Point
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In economics, an excess supply, economic surplus market surplus or briefly surply is a situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied is more than the quantity demanded, and the price is above the equilibrium level determined by supply and demand.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s a fundamental economic principle that when supply exceeds demand for a good or service, prices fall. When demand exceeds supply, prices tend to rise. There is an inverse relationship between the supply and prices of goods and services when demand is unchanged.

Detailed explanation-3: -shortage. when the quantity demanded of a good, service, or resource is greater than the quantity supplied. surplus. when the quantity supplied of a good, service, or resource is greater than the quantity demanded.

Detailed explanation-4: -A surplus occurs when there is some sort of disconnect between supply and demand for a product, or when some people are willing to pay more for a product than others.

Detailed explanation-5: -To fix a surplus, the government will impose a price floor. A price floor implements a minimum price at which a product should be sold. If there is a shortage, the government will sometimes implement a price ceiling, which is a maximum price.

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