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Class 12 Macro Economics CA Parag Gupta
Class 12 Macro Economics CA Parag Gupta
ECONOMICS
Class Notes
By
CA PARAG GUPTA
(RKG Institute)
1. ECONOMY - It is a system which provides people the means to work and earn a
living.
Two Types:
(a)
(b)
2. SCARCITY -
OR
OR
It is a curve which depicts all the possible combination of two goods which an economy can
produce with given resources and technology.
Assumptions:
MARGINAL OPPORTUNITY COST (MOC): It is the amount of one goods (say rice) sacrificed
to produce one more unit of another good (say wheat).
SHIFT IN PPC
1. When technology is efficient for good x, keeping the technology constant for good y,
then PPC rotates from aq to aq1 as this will increase productivity of x.
2. When technology is efficient for commodity y, keeping the technology constant for
good x, then PPC rotates from aq to a1q as this will raise the productivity of y.
Ans.
a. Full employment of resources - A point anywhere on the PPC, shows the
efficient use or full employment of resources.
b. Underutilisation of resources - A point anywhere inside of the curve, shows
inefficient/under utilisation of resources.
c. Growth of resources – It refers to the shift in PPC. If more resources are
generated, the level of production will increase. In the figure it is represented
by a shift in PPC from PP to P’P’.
2. Why does PPC look concave to the origin? Explain.
Ans. PPC looks concave to the origin because of increasing marginal rate of
transformation/substitution (or increasing marginal opportunity cost). It means that
more and more units of commodity ‘y’ are to be sacrificed, to get each additional
unit of commodity ‘x’.
3. What does a PPC show? When will it shift to the right?
Ans. Production Possibility Curve shows the different combinations of two goods
which an economy can produce with available technology and resources.
It would shift towards right-hand side in case of growth of resources or technological
progress.
4. Does production take place only on the PP curve?
Ans. Yes and no, both. Yes, if the given resources are fully and efficiently utilized. No,
if the resources are underutilized or inefficiently utilized or both.
Refer to the above figure; on a point anywhere on the PPC the resources are fully
and efficiently employed. On point U, below the PPC or any other point but below
the PPC, the resources are either underutilized or inefficiently utilised or both. Any
point below the PP curve thus highlights the problem of unemployment and
inefficiency in the economy.
1. UTILITY-
2. MARGINAL UTILITY-
3. TOTAL UTILITY- It is the sum of all the utilities derived from consumption of certain
number of units of a particular commodity.
CONSUMER’S EQUILIBRIUM
Two approaches:
- Utility Approach (cardinal) (By Alfred Marshal)
(i) Single commodity
(ii) Two commodity
- Indifference curve approach (ordinal) ( by J.R. Hicks)
UTILITY APPROACH
Assumption
SINGLE COMMODITY:
Equilibrium Condition
I.e.
1. Before point E, MUM > PX which signifies that consumer is willing to pay more
than what he actually pays. So he will consume more of good X.
2. After point E, MUM < PX, signifies that consumer is willing to pay less than what
he actually pays, so he will reduce the consumption of good X.
3. Conclusion – From the above two points we infer equilibrium is struck at point E
when the price consumer is willing to pay is exactly equal to the price he actually
pays.
2. Assumption – SAME
1. If MUX/PX > MUY/PY , Then it implies that additional utility derived from spending
last rupee on Good X is more than the additional utility derived by spending it on
good Y. Due to this, the consumer will increase the consumption of good X (or
decrease the consumption of good Y), this will continue till MUX/PX = MUY/PY
1. Bundle:
2. Budget set:
3. Budget constraint: It shows what a consumer can afford to spend with his given
income. It is given by
4. Budget Line: It represents the different bundles that a consumer can buy spending
his entire income.
1. RIGHTWARD SHIFT – Budget line shifts to the right only because of two reasons-
(a)
(b)
2. LEFTWARD SHIFT – Budget line shift to the left when the following situations occur-
(a)
(b)
1. It is a curve which shows all the combination of two goods that give equal
satisfaction to the consumer.
2. Indifference map: It is the collection of ICs that represent different level of
satisfaction.
3. Monotonic preferences: A consumer prefers a bundle where at least one
commodity is more if not both. For example- A consumer will prefer (10, 9) over
(9, 9).
EQUILIBRIUM CONDITION
❖ =
=
Or where budget line is tangent to IC curve
- At Point A (MRSXY > PX/PY) – It implies that the consumer is willing to sacrifice
MORE units of Y as compared to what is required in the market to obtain one
more unit of X, due to which he will increase the consumption of good X, which
lead to fall in the utility of good X and finally MRSXY starts falling till the time
MRSXY = PX/PY
- The consumer will attain the equilibrium at point E where the budget line is
tangent to the IC. It is the only combination which the consumer is willing to buy
and is able to buy.
1. Price of commodity (PX): Price of the commodity has an inverse relationship with the
quantity demanded of the commodity i.e. if price of good X increases, then quantity
demanded for good X falls.
- Substitute goods –
- Complimentary goods –
- Inferior goods-
- Necessity goods-
4. Taste and Preference (T): Taste and preference of the consumer also affects the
quantity demanded of the good. In case of favorable taste, demand for the good will
be higher. In case of unfavorable taste demand for good will generally lower.
5. Other Factor (O): Example Demand for goods in fashion is generally higher.
DEMAND FUNCTION
It depicts the relationship between quantity demanded and determinants of demand.
DX = f (PX, PR, Y, T, O).
Here, DX = Quantity demanded of good X
PX = Price of good X
PR = Price of related good
Y = Income of consumer
T = taste and preference
O = other factors
2. Conspicuous goods-
3. Necessity goods –
5. Future expectations –
2. Income effect - When the price of a commodity falls, the real income i.e. purchasing
power of the consumer increases which leads to increase in the quantity.
4. Number of consumers – When price of a commodity falls, new consumers enter the
market and start buying more of that good. Therefore its demand increases when
the price falls.
EXPENSION IN DEMAND
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD X (PX) QUANTITY OF DEMANDED (QX)
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD X (PX) QUANTITY DEMANDED OF GOOD X (QX)
INCREASE IN DEMAND
Reason –
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Explanation –
Schedule -
PRICE OF GOOD X QUANTITY OF GOOD X
Reason –
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD X QUANTITY OF GOOD X
MARKET DEMAND
It is the aggregate of quantities demanded by all the consumers in the market at different
prices during a given period.
For example:
PX QD(A) QD(B) QD(C) MARKET
DEMAND
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
1. Perfectly Inelastic (Ed = 0): It means that quantity demanded does not change
at all with the change in price. In this case, demand curve is parallel to Y-axis.
2. Perfectly elastic (Ed = ∞): It means that the demand changes without any
change in price. In this case, demand curve is parallel to X-axis.
3. Less than elastic (inelastic) (Ed < 1): It means that % change in demand is less
than % change in its price. In this case the demand curve is Steeper.
4. More than elastic (elastic) (Ed > 1): It means that % change in demand is more
than the % change in price. In this case demand curve is Flatter.
5. Unitary elastic (unit elastic) (Ed = 1): It means that % change in demand is
equal to % change in price.
% change in P =
1. No. of close substitutes: If a good has a large number of substitutes then its demand
is likely to be highly elastic because a very small increase in price would result in
consumer’s shifting to other products. Example- pens, soaps, etc. On the other hand
if a commodity does not have close substitutes, then its demand is likely to be
inelastic. Example- Textbooks.
2. Nature of commodity: The demand for luxury goods like perfume, expensive cars are
generally elastic because in response to any price change, the quantity demanded
changes by large percentage. On the other hand, demand for necessity goods.
Example- food, salt are generally inelastic.
3. Time period: If the time period available to the consumer is short, then generally
demand is inelastic. On the other hand, if the time period available to the consumer
is long, then demand is generally elastic.
5. Number of uses: If a commodity can be put to many uses then its demand is likely to
be elastic. Example- Milk, elastic etc.
Q1 :- When the price of a good falls by 10% then its demand increases by 15%. Find
elasticity of demand.
Q2 :- At a price of Rs. 20 per unit, the quantity demanded of a commodity is 300 units.
When its price falls by Rs. 4, its quantity demanded rises to 450 units. Calculate its price
elasticity.
Q3 :- The quantity demanded of commodity at price of Rs. 8 is 600 units. Its price falls by
25% and quantity demanded rises by 120 units. Calculate elasticity of demand.
Q4 :- At a price of Rs.50 per unit, the quantity demanded of a commodity is 1000 units.
When its price falls by 10%, its quantity demanded rises to 1080 units. Calculate its price
elasticity.
Q5:- Price elasticity of demand is (-)1. At a given price the consumer buys 60 units of the
good. How many units will the consumer buy if the price falls by 10%?
Q6 :- A consumer buys 100 units of a good at a price of Rs.5 per unit. When price changes
he buys 140 units. Calculate the new price if elasticity of demand is 2.
Q7 :- Price of the commodity increases from 50 to 60. Quantity demanded initially was
200 units. What should be the new quantity so that elasticity of demand is established to be
unitary ?
Q8 :- The market price of a good changes from Rs.5 to Rs.4. As a result, the quantity
demanded rises by 12 units. The price elasticity is 1.5. Find initial and final quantity.
Q9 :- When the price of a commodity rises from Rs. 10 to Rs. 11, its quantity falls by 100
units. Its price elasticity is 2. Calculate its quantity at increased price.
Q10 :- A consumer buys 14 units of a good at a price of Rs. 8 per unit. At a price Rs. 7 per
unit he spends Rs. 98 on the good. Calculate price elasticity by percentage method.
Q11 :- Commodities X and Y have equal price elasticity of demand. The demand of X rises
from 400 units to 500 units due to a 20% fall in its price. Calculate percentage fall in
demand of Y if its price rises by 8%.
Q12 :- The price elasticity of demand of Good X is half the price elasticity of demand of Good
Y. A 10% rise in the price of Good Y results in fall in demand from 400 units to 280 units.
Calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded of Good X when its price falls from
Rs. 20 to Rs. 18 per unit ?
Q14 :- Consider the demand curve D(p) = 14 - 3p. What is the elasticity at price 5/3 ?
SUPPLY – It is defined as quantity of a commodity that a producer is willing and able to sell
at a given price during a given period of time.
3. Cost of factors of production example inputs, raw material, labour etc. (F):
(b) Subsidies –
It is a technical function which gives the relationship between supply of a commodity and its
determinants.
SX = f (PX , Pr , F, T, O)
LAW OF SUPPLY (QUALITATIVE STATEMENT): It states that being other things constant
(CETERIS PABIBUS), there is a direct relationship between price of the commodity and its
quantity supplied.
SUPPLY SCHEDULE
It is a tabular presentation showing a direct relationship between quantity supplied and
price of the good.
PRICE OF GOOD X (PX) SUPPLY OF GOOD X (SX)
SUPPLY CURVE
It is a graphical representation showing a direct relationship between price of a commodity
and quantity supplied.
EXPANSION IN SUPPLY
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD (PX) QUANTITY OF SUPPLIED (SX)
CONTRACTION IN SUPPLY
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD (PX) QUANTITY SUPPLIED (SX)
Reasons –
1. Decrease in price of other related good.
2. Advancement in technology.
3. Decrease in cost of factors of production (i.e. inputs, raw material etc.)
4. Fall in excise duty.
5. Rise in subsidies.
6. Increase in number of firms in the market.
7. Change in goal of producer from profit maximization to sales maximization,
8. Improvement in business expectation promoting higher investment.
Explanation –
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD (PX) QUANTITY SUPPLIED (SX)
DECREASE IN SUPPLY
Reasons –
1. Increase in price of other related good
2. Rise of obsolete technology.
3. Increase in cost of factors of production.
4. Rise in excise duty.
5. Fall in subsidy.
6. Decrease in number of firms in the market.
7. Change in goal of producer from sales maximization to profit maximization.
8. Erosion of business expectation promoting a cut in investment.
Schedule –
PRICE OF GOOD (PX) QUANTITY SUPPLIED (SX)
MARKET SUPPLY
Quantities of a commodity that all the firms in a market are willing to sell at different prices
during a given period of time are called market supply.
1. Perfectly Inelastic (Es = 0): It means that quantity supplied does not change at
all with the change in price. In this case, supply curve is parallel to ________.
2. Perfectly elastic (Es = ∞): It means that the supply changes without any
change in price. In this case, supply curve is parallel to ______________.
3. Less than elastic (inelastic) (Es < 1): It means that % change in supply is less
than % change in its price. In this case the supply curve is_______________.
4. More than elastic (elastic) (Es > 1): It means that % change in supply is more
than the % change in price. In this case supply curve is ________________.
5. Unitary elastic (unit elastic) (Es = 1): It means that % change in supply is equal
to % change in price.
OR % change in Q = Q1 – Q0 x 100
Q0
ES = ∆Q X P0
∆P Q0 % change in P = P1 – P0 x 100
P0
= Q1 – Q0 X P0
P1 – P0 Q0
3. Time Period – Longer the time period, higher will be the elasticity because over a
long period of time, factors are easily available.
4. Risk Taking – If the entrepreneur is willing to take the risk of higher output, than
supply will be more elastic.
5. Nature of Input used – If easily available inputs are used, then supply will be elastic
and in case of scarcely available resources, supply will be inelastic.
ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY:
2. Due to a 10 per cent rise in the price of a commodity, its quantity supplied rises
from 400 units to 450 units. Calculate its price elasticity of supply. Is the supply
elastic?
3. The quantity supplied of a commodity at a price of Rs. 8 per unit is 400 units. Its
price elasticity of supply is 2. Calculate the new price at which its quantity supplied
will be 600 units?
4. When the price of a commodity rises from Rs.10 to Rs.12 per unit, its quantity
supplied rises by 100 units. If es = 2, Calculate its quantity supplied at increased
price.
5. If es = 3, A seller supplies 20 units of the commodity at a price of Rs.8 per unit. How
much quantity of the commodity will the seller supply when price rises by Rs.2 per
unit?
Q = f (I1, I2, I3……. In) Here, Q = Output and I1, I2, I3… are Inputs.
3. Inputs/Factors of Production –
(b) Short run production function: It refers to the production function in which
one factor is variable (which can be changed). In short run, production can
only be increased when more units of variable factors are employed.
(c) Long run production function: It refers to the production function which all
the factors are variable and there are no fixed factors.
(a) Total product (TP)/ Total physical product (TPP): It is defined by the firm
within the given inputs during a specified period of time.
MP = ∆TP
∆N OR, MPn = TPn – TPn-1
Stages of Production:
1. STAGE 1 –
2. STAGE 2 –
3. STAGE 3 –
In this stage, TP increases at increasing rate, MP also increases and reaches its maximum.
Reason for operation of this law-
(a) Optimum combination of inputs along with full utilization of fixed inputs.
(b) Division of labour through specialization.
(c) Volume (Bulk) discount
In this stage TP increases at diminishing rate, reaches its maximum. Every producer tries to
operate in this stage. Also, in this stage, MP falls but remains positive.
Reason for operation of this law-
(a) Efficiency starts declining when more variable inputs are employed beyond the
optimum capacity.
(b) Lack of perfect substitution between fixed inputs and variable inputs.
In long run, since all the factors of production are variable, therefore a firm can employ
larger quantities of both inputs (Capital and Labour) to increase the production.
In long run, the relationship between inputs and outputs is explained under law of returns
to scale.
RETURNS TO SCALE
It means the manner of change in physical output caused by the increase in all inputs
simultaneously and in same proportion.
Three phases –
1. Explicit cost :
2. Implicit cost:
COST CONCEPTS
1. Total Fixed cost (TFC): These costs do not change with the level of output i.e. they
remain constant.
For example – Rent, depreciation, interest, salaries of permanent staff, telephone bill
(minimum), electricity bill (minimum), insurance premium.
2. Total variable cost (TVC): It refers to the cost which changes with the level of output.
These costs are not incurred at 0 level of output. Example – Raw material,
transportation, wages of casual labour, telephone bill beyond minimum.
TC = TFC + TVC
• TC and TVC never intersect each other i.e. they are parallel to each other because
the difference between TC and TVC is TFC which is always constant.
4. Average fixed cost (AFC): It is the per unit fixed cost of production
AFC = TFC
Output
AVC = TVC
Output
6. Average cost (AC) / Average Total cost (ATC) : It is per unit of total cost of production
I.e. AC = TC
Output
Therefore AC =
7. Marginal cost (MC) – It is the addition to the total variable cost or total cost when
one more unit of output is produced.
1.
MC = ∆TVC OR ∆ TC
∆Output ∆Output 2.
3.
MCN = TVCN – TVCN-1 OR TCN – TCN-1
Mathematically, MC = ∆TC
∆Output
OR
MCn = TCn – TCn-1
SUMMARY (FORMULAE)
Q1 :- Draw short run Marginal cost, Average variable cost and Average cost curves on
single diagram.
Q4 :- A firm's marginal cost schedule is given with total fixed cost is Rs. 100. Find TVC, TC,
AVC, and SAC
Output 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
SMC - 500 300 200 300 500 800
Q5 :- Given the average fixed cost at 4 units of output is Rs. 5. Find TVC, TFC, AVC, AFC,
SAC and SMC
Output 1 2 3 4 5 6
TC 50 65 75 95 130 185
Output 1 2 3 4 5 6
AFC 15
MC 32 30 28 30 35 43
1. Total Revenue (TR) : It is the total money receipt from sale of total output.
TR = P X Q
P = price per unit
Q = quantity of output
AR = TR
Q AR curve is also
3. Marginal Revenue (MR) : It is the addition to total revenue from sale of one
additional unit of output.
PRICE OUTPUT TR MR
10 1
10 2
10 3
10 4
1. In this market
3. In this market TR
PRICE OUTPUT TR MR
10 1
9 2
8 3
7 4
6 5
5 6
4 7
3 8
1.
2.
3.
PRICE OUTPUT TR AR MR
10 1
10 2
10 3
10 4
10 5
1.
2.
3.
PRICE OUTPUT TR AR MR
10 1
9 2
8 3
7 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. It refers to the point when TC = TR i.e. point where firm is able to meet ALL its
cost.
SHUTDOWN POINT
Or AR = AVC
i.e. point where firm is able to cover its VARIABLE COST ONLY.
At point A,
Condition (1) is satisfied but condition (2) is not satisfied.
OUTPUT TC MR MC
1. In the above diagram point A is not equilibrium point because producer can add
more to his revenue by producing beyond Q1, i.e. the producer is able to add to his
profit by increasing the production beyond Q1.
3. Thus point B is the producers equilibrium point, thus MC should be rising after the
point of producer’s equilibrium.
If MC > MR at particular level of output than how will the producer react?
The producer will decrease the production to maximize his profit and eliminate the losses.
Reduction in production will be done till he reaches the equilibrium where MC = MR.
If MC < MR at particular level of output then how will the producer react?
The producer will increase the production to maximize his profit. Increase in production will
done till he reached the equilibrium point where MC = MR.
Ans.
40. What happens to TP when MP is zero?
Ans. TP is maximum.
41. What happens to MPP when TPP increases at decreasing rate?
Ans. MPP falls but remains positive.
42. As the variable input is increased by one unit, total output falls. What would you
say about of marginal productivity labour?
Ans. Marginal productivity of labour is negative.
43. Why MC curve is in short run U-shaped?
Ans. MC Curve in short run is U-shaped due to operation of the law of returns to a
factor.
44. Why does fixed cost not influence marginal cost?
Ans. Because marginal cost does not include fixed cost.
45. When a seller sells his entire output at a fixed price, what will be the shape of AR &
MR curves?
Ans. Both AR & MR are equal and coincide with each other on a horizontal line.
46. Show that average revenue equals price.
Ans.
47. What effect does a cost saving technical progress have on the supply curve?
Ans. Supply curve will shift to the right.
48. What effect does an increase in excise tax have on the supply curve?
Ans. Supply curve will shift to the left.
49. What happens to TPP when marginal productivity of variable input is negative?
Ans. TPP falls.
50. When is TPP maximum in relation to MPP?
Ans. When MPP is zero.
51. What happens to MPP when TPP is declining?
Ans. MPP declines and remains negative.
52. How does fall in MPP affect TPP?
Ans. TPP increases at decreasing rate.
First Phase :– TPP increases with increasing rate upto A point. MPP also increase and
becomes maximum of point C.
Second Phase :– TPP increases with diminishing rate and it is maximum on point B. MPP
start to decline and becomes zero at D point.
Third Phase :– TPP starts to decline and MPP becomes negative.
OR
Output MR MC
1 10 5
2 8 4
3 6 3
4 4 4
5 2 5
Explanation of conditions :–
1. So long as MC is less than MR, it is profitable for the producer to go on
producing more because it adds to its profits. He stops producing more when
MC becomes equal to MR.
2. When MC is greater than MR after equilibrium it means the profit will decline
if producer will produce more units of the good.
12. What are the factors which give rise to increasing returns to variable factors?
Ans.
1. Fuller utilization of the fixed factors- Generally fixed factors are indivisible
and underutilized. With greater application of variable factor these factors
are better utilized its MPP tends to rise.
2. Increased efficiency of variable factor- Application of specialization and
division of labour among the units of variable factors leads to greater
efficiency and increase in MPP.
13. Explain the relationship between AC & MC with diagram.
Ans. (i) When MC < AC, AC falls.
(ii) When MC = AC, AC is minimum.
(iii) When MC > AC, AC rises.
(iv) MC falls & rises faster than AC.
(v) Both can be obtained from TC.
Determinants of market
1.
2.
3.
4.
FORMS OF MARKET
1. Single seller
4. Price Discrimination
2. Product differentiation
OLOGOPOLY
It is a market in which few large firms producing homogeneous or heterogeneous products
compete against each other and recognize interdependence in their decision making.
1. Few Firms
3. Interdependence of decisions
4. Price Rigidity
7. Non-Price competition
EQUILIBRIUM PRICE
It is the price where market demand is equal to the market supply
EQUILIBRIUM QUANTITY
It is the quantity of a commodity which is demanded as well as supplied at the equilibrium
price
Excess demand means that consumer wants more but producers are willing to supply less.
Excess supply means that consumer wants less but producers are willing to supply more.
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Demanded & supplied
When the given price of a commodity is lower than the equilibrium price, then it is a case of
______________________.
When the given price of a commodity is more than the equilibrium price, then it is a case of
______________________.
If given price of a commodity is less than the equilibrium price, how will the market react?
OR
What happens when there is excess demand?
If a price of a commodity is less than equilibrium price then there is
. The following changes in the market take place:
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. Change in Demand
(A) Increase in demand (Rightwards shift)
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Simultaneous increase in demand and supply will result in increase in equilibrium quantity
but equilibrium price may rise, do not change or falls and it depends upon whether demand
increases proportionately more than, equal or less than supply.
Accordingly three cases are as follows :
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Simultaneous decrease in demand and supply will result in decrease in equilibrium quantity
but equilibrium price may rise, do not change or falls and it depends upon whether demand
decreases proportionately more than, equal or less than supply.
Accordingly three cases are as follows :
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Eq Demanded & supplied
Price ceiling refers to fixing the maximum price of a commodity by the government at a level
lower than equilibrium price.
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Demanded & supplied
➢ In the diagram, demand curve DD and supply curve SS intersect each other at point E
and as a result equilibrium price Ep is determined.
➢ Now suppose the government interferes and fixes the maximum price at OP which is
less than equilibrium price. At this price, quantity demanded exceeds the quantity
supplied and it creates _____________________________________.
➢ Drawbacks
1.
2.
3.
Price floor refers to the minimum price fixed by the government above the equilibrium price
which the producer must be paid for their goods and services.
Price D S
Ep E
S D
O Quantity
Demanded & supplied
➢ In the diagram, demand curve DD and supply curve SS intersect each other at point E
and as a result equilibrium price Ep is determined.
➢ Now suppose the government interferes and fixes the minimum price at OP which is
above the equilibrium price. At this price quantity supplied exceeds quantity
demanded and creates ______________________________________.