1. What happens at the point where buyers and sellers agree? Use these terms in your answer: market equilibrium, equilibrium price, equilibrium quantity.
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2. Why do competitive markets move toward equilibrium?
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3. How is a balance scale used as a metaphor for equilibrium?
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4. Why was $5 the right price for the melons?
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5. What happens if the price of the melons are reduced below $5?
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6. Describe what happens if the farmer enters the market with too high of a price and then if the farmer enters the market with too low of a price?
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7. Why do some economists say that markets are governed by the laws of supply and demand?