Practice Market Equilibrium (5) - Microeconomics - IB 10 Individuals & Societies

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Question 1.
Define market equilibrium.
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Think about the balance between supply and demand.
Question 2.
What happens during a surplus?
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Consider what it means if there are too many products.
3Question 3.
Where does the market equilibrium occur?
- Where quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied
- Where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded
- At any price
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Think about the balance in the market.
4Question 4.
True or False: A shortage occurs when the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded.
- True
- False
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Think about when more people want to buy a product than available.
Question 5.
Suppose a new smartphone is released, priced initially high. Describe how the market dynamics would change as it becomes popular, impacting equilibrium.
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Visualize trends in tech gadgets and their price shifts.
Question 6.
Discuss the implications of a government-imposed price ceiling below the equilibrium price on the market for rental properties.
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Think about how this impacts landlords and tenants.

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