1
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What is supply?
A
The quantity a producer is willing and able to produce at a given price in a given period.
2
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What is a contraction in supply?
A
The fall in supply due to a fall in price.
3
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What is an extension of supply?
A
The increase in supply due to a rise in price.
4
Q
What does it mean when the supply curve shifts to the right?
A
It means there is an increase in supply.
5
Q
What does PES stand for?
A
Price elasticity of supply.
6
Q
What does PES measure?
A
The responsiveness of quantity supplied to a change in price.
7
Q
What factors influence PES?
A
Spare Capacity, Stocks, Production lags, substitutability of Factors of production, time period.
Economics
flashcards
Decks in class (12)
# Cards
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1.1 The Economic Problem7
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2.8 Determination Of Price In Competitive Markets2
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1.2 Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost6
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1.3 Approaches to the Economic Problem7
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1.4 What is Specialisation?6
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2.1 What are competitive markets?4
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2.2 Monopoly7
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2.3 Demand4
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2.4 Increase/Decrease in demand9
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2.5 Price Elasticity of Demand8
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2.6 Supply7
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2.7 Price Elasticity of Supply4
