Supply Review

4 October 2022
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If something happens to alter the quantity supplied at any given price, then
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the supply curve shifts
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When quantity supplied decreases at every possible price, we know that the supply curve has
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shifted to the left
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When quantity supplied increases at every possible price, we know that the supply curve has
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Shifted to the left
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An increase in supply is represented by
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a rightward shift of the supply curve
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A decrease in supply is represented by
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a leftward shift of the supply curve
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An increase in quantity supplied
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results in a movement upward and to the right along a fixed supply curve
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A decrease in quantity supplied
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results in a movement downward and to the left along a fixed supply curve
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A leftward shift of supply curve is called
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decrease in supply
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A rightward shift of supply curve is called
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increase in supply
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A movement upward and to the right along a supply curve is called
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an increase in quantity supplied
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A movement downward and to the left along a supply curve is called
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decrease in quantity supplied
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A decrease in the price of a good will
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decrease in quantity supplied
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An increase in the price of a good will
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increase in quantity supplied
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When the price of a good or service changes
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there is a movement along a given supply curve
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A movement along the supply curve might be caused by a change in
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the price of the good or service that is being supplied
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Holding the nonprice determinants of supply constant, a change in price would
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result in a movement along a stable supply curve
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An increase in the price of a good would
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give producers an incentive to produce more
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An increase in the price of oranges would lead to
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a movement up and to the right along the supply curve for oranges
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The supply for cookbooks shifts
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When a determinant of the supply of cookbooks other than the price of cookbooks changes
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Lead is important in the production of crystal. If the price of lead decreases, then we would expect the supply of
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Crystal to increase
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Suppose you make jewelry. If the price of god falls, then we would expect you to
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Be willing and able to produce more jewelry than before at each possible price
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Supposed there is an increase in the price of steel. We would expect the supply curve for steel beams
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shift leftward
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Wheat is the main input in the production of flour. If the price of wheat decreases, then we would expect the
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supply of flour to increase
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An increase in the price of rubber coincides with an advance in the technology of tire production. As a result of these two events,
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The shift is ambiguous
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A technological advance will shift the
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supply curve to the right
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An advance in production technology will
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decrease a firm's costs and increase its supply
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If car manufacturers begin utilizing new labor-saving technology on their assembly lines, we would NOT expect
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Individual car manufacturers to move up and to the right along their individual supply curves
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Today, producers changed their expectations about the future. This change
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can affect today's supply
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If suppliers expect the price of their product to fall in the future, then they will
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increase supply now
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What will happen in the rice market now if sellers expect higher rice prices in the near future?
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The supply of rice will decrease
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Today's supply curve for gasoline could shift in response to
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A change in the expected future price of gasoline
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A dress manufacturer recently has come to expect higher prices for dresses in the near future. We would expect
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the dress manufacturer to supply fewer dresses now than it was supplying previously
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Recent forest fires are expected to cause the price of lumber to rise in the next 6 months. As a result, we can expect the supply of lumber to
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Fall now
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What is a determinant of the market supply curve but NOT a determinant of an individual seller's supply?
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Number of sellers
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If the number of sellers in a market increases, then the
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supply in that market will increase
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A decrease in the number of sellers in the market causes
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the supply curve to shift to the left