Law of Supply Flashcards
Refers to the willingness and
ability of producers or sellers to
sell goods and services at all
alternative prices, other things
being equal
Supply
The amount of a good or service
a firm wants to sell, and is
able to sell per unit time.
Supply
*Is the number of units
(amount) of a good or service
that producers or sellers sell at
various price levels during a
specified period of time.
Quantity Supplied
It is a
table showing the
amounts of a product that producers are
willing and able to
make available for
sale at each of
a series of possible
prices.
Supply Schedule
Is the graphical illustration of
the supply schedule
Supply Curve
What type of slope does a supply curve have?
Positive slope
The________________ states that,
ceteris paribus, as the price of a
good rises, its quantity supplied
will rise, and vise versa
law of supply
What is the supply equation?
Qs = c + dP
- Movement along the supply curve.
- Caused by a change in the price of
the product
Change in Quantity Supplied
- A shift in the supply curve, either to the left or right.
- Caused by a change in a
determinant other than the price
Change in Supply
What are the determinants of Supply?
RATNEST
RATNEST
Resource cost / Input prices
Alternative Output price change
Technology
Number of producers / suppliers
Expectations (Producer Expectations)
Subsidies
Taxes