Introduction to Supply and Demand

Introduction

Economists use linear modeling when they analyze the supply and demand of a product.

Everyone is affected in his or her decision to buy or not to buy something by its price.
You are more likely to buy something if it is cheap rather than expensive.
As its price becomes higher, the quantity demanded amongst customers for it gets less.

But manufacturers want to make as much profit as possible.
If they can sell many commodities at a high price they will make a big profit.
Economists say that the quantity supplied of a commodity also depends upon the price.
As the price becomes higher, the quantity supplied by manufacturers to the market gets bigger.

Economists often use linear models for both supply and demand.

The demand or demand function is governed by the formula: Qd = adp + bd
where
The supply or supply schedule or supply function is given by the formula: Qd = adp + bd
where


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Date of last modification: March 19, 2019