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Flashcards in Supply Deck (11)
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1
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What is the law of supply?

A

As price increases, quantity supplied also increases. As price falls, quantity supplied also falls.

2
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What is market supply?

A

The sum of all individual firms’ supplies for a good.

3
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What are the non-price determinants of supply?

A
  • Cost of factors of production
  • Changes in production technology
  • Price of related goods
  • Producer expectations
  • Indirect taxes and subsidies
  • Number of firms in the market
  • Unpredictable events
4
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Rightward and leftward shifts of the supply curve.

A

Rightward- increase in supply

Leftward- decrease in supply

5
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Cost of factors of production

A

The firm buys various factors of production that it uses to produce its products.

6
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Changes in production technology

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New, improved technology lowers the costs of production , making production more profitable.

7
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Price of related goods

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Competitive supply- production of one of two or more products by a firm; goods compete for use of same resources.
Joint supply- production of goods that are derived from a single product; not possible to produce one without the other.

8
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Producer expectations

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Expects price to rise- firms withhold some current supply, to sell it at a higher price in future.
Expects price to fall- increase supply to take advantage of the current higher price.

9
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Taxes

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Firms treat taxes as a cost of production.

10
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Subsidies

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Payment made to a firm by the government. Opposite effect of tax.

11
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Shocks

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Sudden unpredictable events affecting supply, such as weather conditions.