Economics Ch. 4: Supply Review Flashcards
Supply
amount of goods and services producers are willing and able to supply at each and every price during a specific period of time
Quantity Supplied
amount of goods or services producers are willing and able to supply at a specific price during a specific period of time
Law of Supply
Sellers will produce more of a product or service when it’s selling price is high and less when its selling price is low
Relationship between Price and quantity supplied
Direct
6 Determinants of Supply
Price of resources
Government tools
Technology
Competition
Price of related goods
Producer expectations
Supply elasticity
inelastic supply vs elastic supply
Inelastic Supply
goods that take a lot of time, money and resources that are not readily available
Elastic supply
goods that can be produced quickly, inexpensively and with resources that are readily available.