What is equilibrium quantity?

Equilibrium quantity is when there is no shortage or surplus of a product in the market. Supply and demand intersect, meaning the amount of an item that consumers want to buy is equal to the amount being supplied by its producers. In other words, the market has reached a perfect state of balance as prices stabilize to suit all parties.

What is equilibrium price?

The equilibrium price is the only price where the plans of consumers and the plans of producers agree—that is, where the amount consumers want to buy of the product, quantity demanded, is equal to the amount producers want to sell, quantity supplied. This common quantity is called the equilibrium quantity.

What is a market equilibrium?

It is a concept within the subject area of market balance or market equilibrium and is related to the concept of equilibrium price. The concepts of supply and demand and equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price are illustrated in the following graph: