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Chapter 3

Supply and its Elasticities

Chapter 3

Supply and its Elasticities

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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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 price elasticity of supply describe how the quantity supplied changes in response to price changes. First is the perfectly elastic supply. A …