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Chapter 3

Supply and its Elasticities

Supply
Supply
Supply is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a particular price during a specific period. It depends on ...
Law of Supply
Law of Supply
The law of supply explains how the quantity supplied of goods changes in response to a change in price. A positive relationship exists between the price ...
Mathematical Representation of the Supply Curve
Mathematical Representation of the Supply Curve
Mathematically, the law of supply can be represented using a linear function Q_s equals m times P plus b. Here, Q_s is the quantity supplied, m is the ...
Market Supply
Market Supply
Market supply refers to the total quantity of goods or services that all producers are willing and able to offer during a particular period. It shows the ...
Impact of Input Prices on Supply Curve
Impact of Input Prices on Supply Curve
Input prices encompass the costs of all factors involved in the production process, including raw materials, labor, machinery, and technology. These ...
Impact of Technology on Supply Curve
Impact of Technology on Supply Curve
Technology refers to producers' tools, machines, and methods to turn inputs into outputs. Advanced technology enhances productivity, fosters ...
Impact of Expectations of Future Prices on Supply Curve
Impact of Expectations of Future Prices on Supply Curve
Expectations of future prices can be defined as the forecasts or predictions made by producers regarding the changes in a product's price. These ...
Impact of Number of Sellers on Supply Curve
Impact of Number of Sellers on Supply Curve
The number of sellers refers to the total count of businesses or individuals engaged in producing or supplying a specific commodity or service within a ...
Elasticity of Supply (E<sub>S</sub>)
Elasticity of Supply (ES)
The elasticity of supply measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price. This concept helps quantify how much producers are willing ...
Factors Affecting Elasticity of Supply
Factors Affecting Elasticity of Supply
The price elasticity of supply is influenced by many factors. First is input availability. The supply will be more elastic if a producer can easily access ...
Elasticity of Supply Through Percentage Method
Elasticity of Supply Through Percentage Method
The price elasticity of supply measures how responsive the quantity supplied of a good or service is to changes in price. The percentage method is a way ...
Degrees of Elasticity of Supply
Degrees of Elasticity of Supply
Degrees of price elasticity of supply describe how the quantity supplied changes in response to price changes. First is the perfectly elastic supply. A ...
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