Eco 561 Market Equilibrium Process Paper

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Market Equilibrium Process ECO/561 - Economics July 2012 Market Equilibrium Process My personal experience with the market equilibrium process deals with helping my sister find an apartment in Oklahoma City when she moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The supply and demand curve is affected by consumer tastes’, such as the supply and demand of a two-bedroom two-bath apartment and availability in a certain area. While viewing apartments in the sought after area we realized that the two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments were in high demand and occupied and as a result supply and demand affected the equilibrium of the wanted good. With the above real world experience in mind this paper will review the law of demand and the determinates of…show more content…
As prices rise the quantity supplied rises; as prices fall the quantity supplied falls” (McConnell, Brue, & Flynn, 2009, p.51). A good example would be prices of apartments close to the OU Medical Center of Oklahoma City, OK. Most medical students would rather live in close proximity of the hospital for convenience. Because of the consumer need to be close to work the consumer will pay more for the lease and will continue to renew the lease creating a low supply of availability close to the medical center. Conclusion In reference to the above review, availability of property in any given area depends on location, consumer taste, security and other factors of demand. The demand determines the surplus or shortage in any given area. In order to be an efficient leasing market the price of the lease agreement reflects the value to the consumer of the apartment. The buyers’ have access to information needed to make an informed decision in every market. According to “Investopedia” (2012), “Supply and demand is perhaps one of the most fundamental concepts of economics and it is the backbone of a market economy” (para. 1). . References Investopedia. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/university/economics/economics3.asp/#axzz21VcefiTf McConnell, C. R., Brue, S. L., & Flynn, S. M. (2009). “Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies” (18th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill

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