ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Price is dependent on the interaction between demand and supply components of a market. Demand and supply represent the willingness of consumers and producers to engage in buying and selling. An exchange of a product takes place when buyers and sellers can agree upon a price.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of shortages include food, water, power, and labor. Demand or supply changes can occur for various reasons; not all are related to a price change. Scarcity and shortage are two different, and certain economic shortage characteristics make them stand apart.

Detailed explanation-4: -In economics, there are three main reasons or causes of shortages-an increase in demand, a decrease in supply, or government intervention (price ceilings for example).