Supply Flashcards
1
Q
What is supply
A
Supply refers to the amount of a good or service firms are willing to sell at a given price over a given time period
2
Q
What does the law of supply state
A
If there is an increase in price, there will be an increase in supply
If there is a decrease in price there will be a. Decrease in supply
3
Q
What are the conditions of supply
A
- production costs -> increase in production costs leads to lower supplied
- no of firms in the market -> more firms -> more supplied
- Changes in the price of related goods
- weather conditions -> poor weather -> lower can be produced and supplied
- firms expectations of price -> if they believe prices will fall -> they will produce less