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Supply and Demand
Marketing Co-Op
What is it?the amount of goods producers (sellers) are willing and able to sell
Supply:
the amount of goods customers (buyers) are willing and able to buy
Demand:
Law of SupplyAs price increases the amount producers are willing and able to produce increases
P 2
P 3
P 1
Q 1 Q 3Q 2
The arrows move in the same direction!!
Cost of production
Number of producers (competition)
Disasters and other big events
Labor union demands
Technology and inventions
Prices of other products
Factors Affecting Supply
Law of DemandAs price increases the amount the customer is willing and able to pay decreases
P 2
P 3
P 1
Q 1 Q 3Q 2
The arrows move in different directions!!
Tastes and preferences
Number of consumers
Consumer (market) expectations
Substitute goods
Promotion (sales, commercials, customer awareness)
Factors Affecting Demand
ELASTICITYThe degree to which demand for a product is affected by price
Elastic InelasticA change in price creates a change is demand
A change is price has very little effect on demand
Diminishing Marginal UtilityThe point at which consumers will only buy so much of a given product, regardless of how low the price is
Equilibrium: when supply and demand are equal
Shortage: when demand exceeds supply
Surplus: when supply exceeds demand
Graphing Supply and Demand
Graphing Supply and Demand
Equilibrium
Surplus
Shortage
Supply
Demand
P1
P2
P3
Q1 Q2 Q3
Supply and Demand Activity
Pennies and Paperclips
Competition
A rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars
Price: using prices to attract customers
Non-price: using anything other than the sale price of a product
◦ Ex: higher quality, new features, larger assortment
Monopoly: there is only one supplier of a product (there is no competition)
3 Types of Competition
Lower prices
Better quality products
New, improved products
Choice of where to buy
Wider product selection
More and better customer service
Effects of Competition on the Customer