Supply
Demand
Market Forces
Economics 101
Real-World Examples
101

This is the total amount of a product available for sale.

What is supply?

101

This represents the desire and willingness to purchase a product at a certain price.

What is demand?

101

The point where supply and demand meet is called this.

What is equilibrium?

101

The study of how people use limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants.

What is economics?

101

The supply of THESE tasty treats decreased DRAMATICALLY on Halloween due to Sue's propensity to consume?


What are Starburst (or red fruit punch flavored Starburst)?

200

When supply increases, prices tend to do this

What is a decrease?

200

When demand increases, prices tend to do this.

What is increase?

200

When supply exceeds demand, this type of surplus occurs.

What is a market surplus?

200

These are the four factors of production.

What are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship?

200

The supply of this decreases in winter, often causing prices to rise.

What are fresh fruits and vegetables?

300

This term describes when a company can produce more items at a lower cost per unit.

What are economies of scale?

300

These are goods that people buy more of when their income increases.

What are normal goods?

300

This happens when demand exceeds supply at the current price.

What is a shortage?

300

This term describes the additional cost of producing one more unit of a good.

What is marginal cost?

300

Demand for this product typically increases right before a hurricane, causing temporary shortages.

What is bottled water?

400

This graph shows the relationship between price and quantity supplied.

What is a supply curve?

400

This graph shows the relationship between price and quantity demanded.

What is a demand line / curve?

400

This term describes a situation where one buyer or seller can significantly influence the market price.

What is market power?

400

 This economic system is based on private ownership and free markets.

What is capitalism?

400

The invention of this device decreased the demand for landline phones.

What is the cell phone or smartphone?

500

This economic principle states that as the price of a good rises, the quantity supplied will ALSO increase

What is the law of supply?

500

This economic principle states that as the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded will DECREASE.

What is the law of Demand?

500

This economic concept suggests that free markets naturally move towards equilibrium without outside intervention.


What is the invisible hand?

500

This concept in economics states that the true cost of something is what you give up to get it.


What is opportunity cost?

500

The price of this commodity often fluctuates based on global supply and political events in oil-producing countries.

What is gasoline or oil?