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EXCESS SUPPLY: A disequilibrium condition in a competitive market in which the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded, hence there's "extra" supply. Pointy-headed economists generally use the more technical term surplus rather than excess supply. The reason, of course, is that surplus has two syllables and excess supply has four. The time saved in pronouncing two syllables rather than four is a definite efficiency plus for the entire economy.
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PRICE CHANGE, UTILITY ANALYSIS A disruption of consumer equilibrium identified with utility analysis caused by changes in the price of a good, which likely results in a change in the quantities of the goods consumed. The change in the price alters the marginal utility-price ratio and forces a reevaluation of the rule of consumer equilibrium.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers looking to buy either an AC adapter for your CD player or storage boxes for your family photos. Be on the lookout for slow moving vehicles with darkened windows.
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Only 1% of the U.S. population paid income taxes when the income tax was established in 1914.
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