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T-EPF M1L5 Key Terms
Traditional EPF Module 1 Lesson 5 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Supply | The quantity producers will sell at different prices |
Law of Supply | States that as price decreases sellers are willing and able to produce less and as price increases sellers are willing and able to produce more. |
Supply Schedule | A table that shows exactly how many units of a good or service will be produced at different price levels. |
Supply Curve | Graphic representation of the relationship of the price at which goods are sold and the amount of it that sellers are willing and able to produce. |
Technology | An enhancement in the production process, which lowers costs and increases supply. |
Subsidy | Money granted by the government that helps the business or market, which increases supply. |
Surplus | When supply is greater than demand. |
Shortage | When demand is greater than supply. |
Equilibrium Price | The price where demand and supply meet. |
Price Ceiling | An artificial barrier that does not allow markets to reach market clearing price, creates a shortage. |
Price Floor | An artificial barrier that does not allow the market to fall to market clearing price, creates a surplus. |
Minimum Wage | A price set by the government that employers must pay for their employees, example for price floor. |