The Nature of Supply (Edexcel A-Level Economics A): Flashcards

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The Nature of Supply
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Supply

Qty producers willing & able to sell at given price

Supply curve slope

Upward sloping (positive relationship with price)

Extension of supply

Movement along curve when price increases

Contraction of supply

Movement along curve when price decreases

Price change causes...

Movement along supply curve

Price elasticity of supply (PES)

Sensitivity of qty supplied to price change

PES formula

% change in qty supplied ÷ % change in price

Short run

At least one factor of production is fixed

Long run

All factors of production are flexible

Subsidy effect on supply curve

Shifts right (increases supply at each price)

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