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Author: Sean MacDonald
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Topic: Demand and Supply
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- Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in Markets for Goods and Services
- Shifts in Demand and Supply for Goods and Services
- Changes in Equilibrium Price and Quantity: The Four-Step Process
- Price Ceilings and Price Floors
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Read: Ch. 3 Introduction to Demand and Supply
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- Review week 3 slides and class notes
- Apply Your Knowledge
Economics in the Real World
Starbucks, Flush With Customers, Is Running Low on Ingredients
Discussion
- If Starbucks continues to experience shortages of certain items, what might happen to the prices of the drinks for which these are key ingredients?
- Using a supply and demand diagram, show what has happened to the supply of peach-flavored juice.
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- Sign up for free student online access to the Wall Street Journal: Go to A-Z Databases: W (cuny.edu) and then create or sign in to your account at: Partnerships (wsj.com)
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Current Economic News
- Canadian Ministers Meet Trump Aides at Mar-a-Lago to Discuss Border, and Tariffs December 28, 2024
- Yellen Issues Debt Limit Warning to Congress December 27, 2024
- Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas December 27, 2024
- California Economy Feels the Pain of Hollywood Studio Troubles December 26, 2024
