The condition in which market supply matches market demand is called 

  1. Equalisation 
  2. Normalisation
  3. Equilibrium
  4. None of the above

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Option 3 : Equilibrium
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 The correct answer is Equilibrium.

Key Points

  • In equilibrium, the aggregate quantity that all firms wish to sell equals the quantity that all the consumers in the market wish to buy.
  • Both the consumers' and firms' objectives are compatible in the market equilibrium.
  • The price at which equilibrium is reached is called the equilibrium price and the quantity bought and sold at this price is called equilibrium quantity.
  • When the market supply is greater than market demand, we say that there is an excess supply in the market at that price.
  • When market demand exceeds market supply at a price, it is said that excess demand exists in the market at that price.
  • Equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market can be defined alternatively as zero excess demand-zero excess supply situation
  • Whenever market supply is not equal to market demand, and hence the market is not in equilibrium, there will be a tendency for the price to change. 

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