Supply and Demand The Heart & Soul of Market Economics
Supply The quantity of a product or service that a firm is willing and able to sell at various prices Law of Supply Positive Relationship Price increasesQty Supplied increases
Supply and Demand in Action The Motion of a “Free Market”
Supply Changes There are also 2 types of Supply changes: 1) Change in Quantity Supplied or 2) Change in Supply
Change in Quantity Supplied When price changes => Qty Supplied Changes A shift along the existing supply curve
Change in Supply A Change in Supply leads to a SHIFT in Supply Curve (new supply curve) A shift occurs whenever a Determinant of Supply changes
Determinants of Supply (TIN) Technology Input Costs Number of Sellers
Change in Supply Input Costs Rise Change in (TIN)