The Basics of
Supply
The Basics of Supply
 Like demand, the word supply has a specific
meaning in economics.
 Supply refers to the willingness and ability of
sellers to produce a good or service
Willingness: a person wants or desires to produce and sell
the good
Ability: a person is capable of producing and selling the
good
The Law of Supply
 The law of supply-quantity supplied varies
positively (or directly) with price, other
things constant.
Price = quantity supplied
Price = quantity supplied
Why are price and quantity supplied
positively (directly) related?
 According to economists it is because of the
Profit motive.
 Producers are more willing and able to supply
more goods at higher prices than at low prices
because a higher price makes production
more profitable
Profit = Total Revenue – Total Cost
How We Look at Supply -- The
Supply Schedule and Curve
 A schedule is a table that lists the
quantity of a good that a producer
is willing to make at each price.
This is the STORY.
 The vertical axis ALWAYS shows
price
 The horizontal axis ALWAYS
shows quantity supplied
 Plot the points on the schedule
 Connect the dots!!
 The Supply curve slopes UP.
 Now you have created a
PICTURE OF THE STORY.
S
Q
P
Movement Along a Supply
Curve
 A change in the price is a change in the
quantity provided, other things constant.
 This causes a movement along a supply
curve.
Change in Quantity Supplied
Price
Quantity
On to … Determinants of Supply
DETERMINANTS OF SUPPLY
Factors That Can Shift the Supply Curve:
Changes in . . .
– The cost of resources used to make the good
– Technology used to make the good
– Producers’ price expectations
– Producers’ expectations of the costs of resources
– The number of sellers in the market (competition)
Practice Problem #1
What would happen to the supply of
pizza if more businesses enter the
pizza market?
 Determinant?
 Increase or decrease in supply?
Answer to Practice Problem #1
What would happen to the supply of pizza
if more businesses enter the pizza
market?
 Determinant – more sellers in the
market place (competition)
 Increase in supply
Practice Problem #2
What would happen to the supply of Nike
shoes if there is an increase in the cost
of rubber?
Determinant?
Increase or decrease in supply?
Answer to Practice Problem #2
What would happen to the supply of Nike
shoes if there is an increase in the cost
of rubber?
 Determinant –The cost of resources used to
make the good
 Decrease in supply
Practice Problem #3
A new technology is invented that
allows factories to produce energy
drinks more efficiently.
 Determinant?
 Increase or decrease in supply?
Answer to Practice Problem #3
A new technology is invented that
allows factories to produce energy
drinks more efficiently.
 Determinant – Improved technology used to
make the good
 Increase in supply
Practice Problem # 4
A company that makes video games
pays their workers the minimum wage.
The government passes a law that
increases the minimum wage
businesses can pay workers.
 Determinant?
 Increase or decrease in supply?
Practice Problem # 4
A company that makes video games pays
their workers the minimum wage. The
government passes a law that increases
the minimum wage businesses can pay
workers.
 Determinant – the cost of resources to make the
goods
 Decrease in supply of video games
Practice Problem # 5
A computer company finds out a
competitor is planning to sell a new
and improved type of computer.
Determinant?
Increase or decrease in supply?
Answer to Practice Problem # 5
A computer company finds out a
competitor is planning to sell a new
and improved type of computer.
Determinant – technology or producers’
price expectations
Increase in supply now because
competition will likely lower prices later
Movement Along a Supply
Curve Versus a Shift of the
Curve
 Remember there is a difference between quantity
supplied (Qs) and supply (S).
 Markets never stand still, there are always outside
factors that change the actual price of the good or
how much is supplied altogether.
 A change in price creates a change in the quantity
supplied (Qs), other things constant.
– This causes a movement along the supply curve.
 A change in one of the determinants of supply
causes a change in supply (S).
– This causes in a shift of the supply curve.
Determinants of increased supply
change the story….. How so?
Quantity
supplied of
pizza per week
(by millions)
Price of pizza
15 $3.00
20 $6.00
25 $9.00
30 $12.00
35 $15.00
--- $0.00
Quantity
supplied of
pizza per week
(by millions)
Price of pizza
9 $3.00
14 $6.00
19 $9.00
25 $12.00
30 $15.00
--- $0.00
Original Story New Story
How would determinants of increased
supply change the picture of supply?
S1
8 14 20 26 32
Millions of pizzas per week
$15
12
9
6
3
0
Priceperpizza
8 14 20 26 32
Millions of pizzas per week
$15
12
9
6
3
0
Priceperpizza
How would determinants of increased
supply change the picture of supply?
S1
S2

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Unit 2 Lesson 3 Presentation

  • 2. The Basics of Supply  Like demand, the word supply has a specific meaning in economics.  Supply refers to the willingness and ability of sellers to produce a good or service Willingness: a person wants or desires to produce and sell the good Ability: a person is capable of producing and selling the good
  • 3. The Law of Supply  The law of supply-quantity supplied varies positively (or directly) with price, other things constant. Price = quantity supplied Price = quantity supplied
  • 4. Why are price and quantity supplied positively (directly) related?  According to economists it is because of the Profit motive.  Producers are more willing and able to supply more goods at higher prices than at low prices because a higher price makes production more profitable Profit = Total Revenue – Total Cost
  • 5. How We Look at Supply -- The Supply Schedule and Curve  A schedule is a table that lists the quantity of a good that a producer is willing to make at each price. This is the STORY.  The vertical axis ALWAYS shows price  The horizontal axis ALWAYS shows quantity supplied  Plot the points on the schedule  Connect the dots!!  The Supply curve slopes UP.  Now you have created a PICTURE OF THE STORY. S Q P
  • 6. Movement Along a Supply Curve  A change in the price is a change in the quantity provided, other things constant.  This causes a movement along a supply curve.
  • 7. Change in Quantity Supplied Price Quantity
  • 8. On to … Determinants of Supply
  • 9. DETERMINANTS OF SUPPLY Factors That Can Shift the Supply Curve: Changes in . . . – The cost of resources used to make the good – Technology used to make the good – Producers’ price expectations – Producers’ expectations of the costs of resources – The number of sellers in the market (competition)
  • 10. Practice Problem #1 What would happen to the supply of pizza if more businesses enter the pizza market?  Determinant?  Increase or decrease in supply?
  • 11. Answer to Practice Problem #1 What would happen to the supply of pizza if more businesses enter the pizza market?  Determinant – more sellers in the market place (competition)  Increase in supply
  • 12. Practice Problem #2 What would happen to the supply of Nike shoes if there is an increase in the cost of rubber? Determinant? Increase or decrease in supply?
  • 13. Answer to Practice Problem #2 What would happen to the supply of Nike shoes if there is an increase in the cost of rubber?  Determinant –The cost of resources used to make the good  Decrease in supply
  • 14. Practice Problem #3 A new technology is invented that allows factories to produce energy drinks more efficiently.  Determinant?  Increase or decrease in supply?
  • 15. Answer to Practice Problem #3 A new technology is invented that allows factories to produce energy drinks more efficiently.  Determinant – Improved technology used to make the good  Increase in supply
  • 16. Practice Problem # 4 A company that makes video games pays their workers the minimum wage. The government passes a law that increases the minimum wage businesses can pay workers.  Determinant?  Increase or decrease in supply?
  • 17. Practice Problem # 4 A company that makes video games pays their workers the minimum wage. The government passes a law that increases the minimum wage businesses can pay workers.  Determinant – the cost of resources to make the goods  Decrease in supply of video games
  • 18. Practice Problem # 5 A computer company finds out a competitor is planning to sell a new and improved type of computer. Determinant? Increase or decrease in supply?
  • 19. Answer to Practice Problem # 5 A computer company finds out a competitor is planning to sell a new and improved type of computer. Determinant – technology or producers’ price expectations Increase in supply now because competition will likely lower prices later
  • 20. Movement Along a Supply Curve Versus a Shift of the Curve  Remember there is a difference between quantity supplied (Qs) and supply (S).  Markets never stand still, there are always outside factors that change the actual price of the good or how much is supplied altogether.  A change in price creates a change in the quantity supplied (Qs), other things constant. – This causes a movement along the supply curve.  A change in one of the determinants of supply causes a change in supply (S). – This causes in a shift of the supply curve.
  • 21. Determinants of increased supply change the story….. How so? Quantity supplied of pizza per week (by millions) Price of pizza 15 $3.00 20 $6.00 25 $9.00 30 $12.00 35 $15.00 --- $0.00 Quantity supplied of pizza per week (by millions) Price of pizza 9 $3.00 14 $6.00 19 $9.00 25 $12.00 30 $15.00 --- $0.00 Original Story New Story
  • 22. How would determinants of increased supply change the picture of supply? S1 8 14 20 26 32 Millions of pizzas per week $15 12 9 6 3 0 Priceperpizza
  • 23. 8 14 20 26 32 Millions of pizzas per week $15 12 9 6 3 0 Priceperpizza How would determinants of increased supply change the picture of supply? S1 S2

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Arnold, Roger A. Economics In Our Time (Teacher's Edition). Grand Rapids: West Educational, 1999. McEachern, William A. Contemporary Economics. Mason, Ohio: Thomson South-Western, 2005.