USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ROBBER BARONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Usually when supply is high and demand is low then the product’s price will ____
A
be high
B
be low
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
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: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -If supply increases and demand stays the same, prices will fall. If supply remains constant and demand decreases, prices will fall. If supply decreases and demand stays the same, prices will rise. If supply remains constant and demand increases, prices will rise.

Detailed explanation-4: -An increase in demand and a decrease in supply will cause an increase in equilibrium price, but the effect on equilibrium quantity cannot be detennined. 1. For any quantity, consumers now place a higher value on the good, and producers must have a higher price in order to supply the good; therefore, price will increase.

Detailed explanation-5: -A shortage is a condition where the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the market price. There are three main causes of shortage-increase in demand, decrease in supply, and government intervention.

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