Supply Determinants
Demand Determinants
Parts of the Graph
Laws and Shifts
100

Many new coffee shops open around the city

Number of sellers

100

Iphones double in price so people start buying Androids

Other goods (related goods)

100

Point B on this graph is 

The equilibrium point (price)

100

As price increases, demand

decreases

200

The microchips that go in cellphones increase in price dramatically

Resource cost

200

New jobs bring a wave of new consumers into town

Change in buyers

200

Line A on this graph is 

The supply line

200

As price increases, supply

Increases

300

The government puts a tax on soda for health reasons

Subsides and taxes

300

You get a tax refund of $800 that you did not expect

Change in income

300

Line C on this graph is


The demand line

300

A demand decrease is shown on the graph with a shift to the 

left (under)

400

Your cafe builds a waffle maker and now you can make waffles a lot faster

Technology

400

The CEO of Tesla becomes a controversial political figure causing his company stock to go down

Tastes and Preferences

400

Any price above B on this graph would cause a 


Surplus

400

A supply increase is shown by a shift to the 

right

500

Hat producers making bucket hats see the popularity of baseball caps and switch their production

Other Goods

500

I want to buy an electric car, but I am confident they will be less expensive in a year so I wait.

Expectations

500

Any price below point B on this graph would cause a 


Shortage

500

The supply line is always going _____ while the demand line is always going _____

Up; down

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