How a competitive market functions

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Equilibrium
the price at which demand is equal to supply and there is no tendency for change
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Disequilibrium
a situation within the market where demand is unequal to supply
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Excess supply
When supply is greater than demand at a particular price level; this should signal to producers to lower prices and may make some producers leave the market
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Excess demand
when demand is greater than supply at a particular price level; this may raise prices which could lead to
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Minimum price
a price floor below which the price of a good or service is not allowed to decrease
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Maximum price
a price ceiling above which the price of a good or service is not allowed to increase
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Market-clearing price
the price at which all goods that are supplied will be demanded
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a situation within the market where demand is unequal to supply

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Disequilibrium

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When supply is greater than demand at a particular price level; this should signal to producers to lower prices and may make some producers leave the market

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when demand is greater than supply at a particular price level; this may raise prices which could lead to

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a price floor below which the price of a good or service is not allowed to decrease

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