Question

Mordred had been sued by a former business partner. the partner was seeking $1,000,000 in damages. mordred felt that this claim was totally unfair. he went to the law firm of merlin, guinevere, and arthur, llc. he was told that a junior associate could handle his case for $300 and hour or a senior partner could handle the case for $700 and hour. when he asked why there was such a difference in the rates, he was told that the senior partners were in such high demand that they were trying to discourage new clients. this is an example of _____________?

Answer 1

This is an example of the fundamental principle of economics, supply and demand. There is a limited supply of senior partners, so as demand for their services increases so does the price of those services. Conversely, if the senior partners were in need of new clients then their services would not be in high demand. This would cause the price of their services to decrease.