The Law Of Supply And Demand- Why It Plays An Important Role In The Low Gasoline Prices We Have Today
The law of supply and demand constantly plays an important role in any capitalist business. For example, if you have limited supplies of a particular product and a lot of people want to buy one, you will usually increase the price. Besides, this is a chance for you and your business to earn a lot of money. However, when there is a limited demand for the product you are selling and you have a lot of it on stock, you will normally price it so low that you will only earn a few cents out of every product you sell just to get rid of the product from your inventory.
Thats basically how gasoline works. If there is a limited supply with a lot of demand for gasoline, the price will increase and vice versa. This is primarily the reason why we are experiencing low priced gasoline since 2002. So, just why is it that there is a surplus of supply of oil and gasoline and limited demand for it?
Well, in order for you to understand this, you need to take a look at Asia. In the past months, the oil companies expected Asia, especially China, to significantly grow and increase...