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Supply
Question | Answer |
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Define supply | The quantity of a good that firms are willing to make available at various prices over a period of time |
What is individual supply? | The quantity of a good that a firm will supply at individual prices |
What is market supply? | The quantity of a good supplied by all firms in the market at different prices |
What is a supply schedule? | A table showing the different quantities of a good that firms will make available at various prices |
What is a supply curve? | A graph illustrating the number of units of a good made available at various prices at any given time |
What causes movement along a supply curve? | Change in the price of a good |
What causes a shift in the supply curve? | A change in any non-price determinant of supply |
Name 8 factors affecting supply | Its price. Price of related goods. Stat of technology. Unplanned factors. Rate of taxation. Objectives of the firm. Number of sellers in the industry. Cost of production. |