Supply

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  • Created by: Lottie
  • Created on: 19-12-11 17:23
What is supply?
amount of goods/ services that firms are willing to sell at a given price over a given time
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Why would there be an extention(upwards) in the supply curve?
increase in price
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Why would there be an contraction(downwards) in the supply curve?
a decrease in price
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Why are firms more willing to supply when goods are at higher prices?
there will be more profit and this will enable marginal firms to enter a market
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What does PES measure?
responsiveness of supply to a change in good
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What does it mean if PES= more than 1?
elastic
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What does it mean if PES= less than 1?
inelastic
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What does it mean if PES=1?
unit elastic
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What does it mean if PES=0?
perfectly inelastic
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What does a bigger level of spare capicity mean for PES?
it is more elastic
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What does it mean if a firm has a small stock pile for PES?
perfectly inelastic
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What does it mean if the firm has non perishable goods for PES?
elastic
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What does it mean for PES if there are lots of entry barriers ?
inelastic
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Is it true that in the short run PES will be inelastic BUT in the long run PES will be elastic?
True
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Why would there be an extention(upwards) in the supply curve?

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increase in price

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Why would there be an contraction(downwards) in the supply curve?

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Why are firms more willing to supply when goods are at higher prices?

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What does PES measure?

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Comments

izzy

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very good - lots of detail about supply

AJ

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really helpful

Ben Skilton

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Wow

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