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In the context of market equilibrium, what is the point called where the supply and demand curves intersect?
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3. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand
Market Equilibrium
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In the graph showing market equilibrium, what happens if the market price is set above the equilibrium price while the equilibrium quantity is qe?
A
A shortage will occur because quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied.
B
Both quantity supplied and quantity demanded will increase to restore equilibrium.
C
The market will remain in equilibrium at quantity qe.
D
A surplus will occur because quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded.
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Step 1: Understand the concept of market equilibrium, which occurs at the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied, denoted as \(q_e\) for equilibrium quantity and \(P_e\) for equilibrium price.
Step 2: Analyze what happens when the market price is set above the equilibrium price, i.e., \(P > P_e\). At this higher price, suppliers are willing to supply more, so quantity supplied increases.
Step 3: At the same time, consumers will demand less because the price is higher, so quantity demanded decreases.
Step 4: Compare quantity supplied and quantity demanded at this higher price. Since quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded, a surplus occurs in the market.
Step 5: Recognize that this surplus puts downward pressure on the price, pushing it back toward the equilibrium price \(P_e\), where the market clears and quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
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