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A law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise.
A
loss of biodiversity
B
supply and demand
C
tragedy of commons
D
ecology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The law of supply and demand combines two fundamental economic principles describing how changes in the price of a resource, commodity, or product affect its supply and demand. As the price increases, supply rises while demand declines. Conversely, as the price drops supply constricts while demand grows.

Detailed explanation-2: -a law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become a scarcer, prices tend to rise. The principle that, other things equal, an increase in the price of a product will increase the quantity of it supplied, and conversely for a price decrease.

Detailed explanation-3: -The law of supply says that when prices rise, companies see more profit potential and increase the supply of goods and services. The law of demand states that as prices rise, customers buy less. Theoretically, a free market will move toward an equilibrium quantity and price where supply and demand intersect.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Law of Demand states that there is an indirect relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy. In other words, as the price of an item increases, buyers are less willing and able to buy it and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Price elasticity of demand is a measurement of the change in the consumption of a product in relation to a change in its price. Expressed mathematically, it is: Price Elasticity of Demand = Percentage Change in Quantity Demanded รท Percentage Change in Price.

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