HALA ALNAJJAR
ECO 561
11/18/2014
Deniz Demiray
Market Equilibration Process Paper
The market equilibration process occurs when the market can reach and maintain a balance between the supply and demand. It also includes what manufacturers take in consideration of what can help lead their firms so they can maximize profits with units sold and match what consumers are willing to spend on an item. This will lead to market equilibration.
With family, finances must have equilibration to maintain a good life. Prior to making major purchases or planning vacations, there are several options to consider. What should be done is assess the family finances. Each family need to account for all income during each pay period, then figure what they are going to pay as monthly expenses like rent, electricity, water, credit cards, cell phones, cables and putting money into the family savings. This information will help to determine the families’ income so they can plan their next major purchase or family vacation. If planning a vacation there needs to be consideration for the total cost and what is available to spend, and second is the real income effect, has there been a change in a families’ purchasing power.
The law of demand according to McConnel (2009) states, “ Other things equal, as price falls, the quantity demanded rises, and as price rises, the quantity demanded falls.” When there is a change in determinants of demand in the family for examples; income of the family, the cost of an item, and the expectations of the family. Each of these determinants will have an effect on the demand. The demand will either shift to the right with an increase or to the left indicating a decrease.
The law of supply according to McConell, (2009) states, “ As prices rises, the quantinty supplied rises; as price falls, the quantity supplied falls.” So with higher prices production is increased and profits are increased. Changes in family income will
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