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SSEMI2Supply, Demand, and Prices

Explain how the law of demand, the law of supply, and prices work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSEMI2a

    Define the law of supply and the law of demand.

  • SSEMI2b

    Describe various determinants (shifters) of supply and demand and illustrate on a graph how they can change equilibrium price and quantity.

  • SSEMI2c

    Explain and illustrate on a graph how prices set too high (e.g., price floors) create surpluses, and prices set too low (e.g., price ceilings) create shortages.

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Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.