Reservation price


Reservation price

The price below or above which a seller or purchaser is unwilling to go.

Reservation Price

The price for an asset above which a buyer is not willing to pay and/or below which a seller is not will to take. This tension between the buyer wanting a low price and the seller wanting a high price helps create the market price for the asset. The reservation price is important in microeconomics, where it is used to help determine an asset's equilibrium price. See also: Reservation wage.