Supply of Goods and Services (AQA A-Level Economics): Flashcards

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Supply of Goods and Services
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Market supply

Total amount all producers willing & able to sell at various prices

Direction of supply curve slope

Upward (positive relationship between price & quantity supplied)

Movement along vs shift of supply curve

Movement = price change; Shift = conditions of supply change

Conditions of supply

Determinants of supply other than the product's own price

Effect of production cost increase on supply

Supply decreases (shifts left)

Effect of subsidy on supply curve

Supply increases (shifts rightward/downward)

Ad valorem tax

Tax levied as a percentage of a good's price (e.g., VAT)

Specific (unit) tax

Fixed amount charged per unit sold, regardless of price

Price elasticity of supply formula

% change in Qs% change in price\frac{\% \text{ change in Qs}}{\% \text{ change in price}}

Elastic supply PES value

PES>1PES > 1 (quantity supplied responds more than proportionately)

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