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Supply
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supply | The amount of a good or service that producers are able and willing to sell at various prices during a specified time period |
| Law of Supply | economic rule stating that price and quantity supplied move in the same direction |
| Quantity Supplied | the amount of a good or service that a producer is willing and able to supply at a specific price |
| Supply Schedule | Table showing quantities supplied at different possible prices |
| Supply Curve | upward-sloping line that shows in graph form the quantities supplied at each possible price |
| Surplus | situation in whish quantity supplies is greater than quantity demanded at the current price |
| Price Ceiling | a legal maximum price that may be charged fro a particular good or service |
| Price Floor | a legal minimum price below which a good or service may not be sold |
| Shortage | situation in which the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the current price |
| Equilibrium Price | the price at which the amount producers are willing to supply is equal to the amount consumers are willing to buy |