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SUPPLYSUPPLYChapter 5Chapter 5
SUPPLY ISSUPPLY IS
Supply is NOT how much of a good is sitting on the Supply is NOT how much of a good is sitting on the grocery store shelves --- instead it is how much grocery store shelves --- instead it is how much producers are willing to supply of a given product at producers are willing to supply of a given product at all possible prices.all possible prices.
SUPPLY = THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT OFFERED SUPPLY = THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT OFFERED FOR SALE AT ALL POSSIBLE MARKET PRICESFOR SALE AT ALL POSSIBLE MARKET PRICES
WHAT IS THE LAW OF SUPPLY?WHAT IS THE LAW OF SUPPLY? The higher the price, the more suppliers are willing to The higher the price, the more suppliers are willing to
produce…and vice versaproduce…and vice versa Individual firms change levels of production in accordance Individual firms change levels of production in accordance
with price – the search for profit drives a producer’s decision with price – the search for profit drives a producer’s decision to make more or less of a productto make more or less of a product
LAW OF SUPPLYLAW OF SUPPLYSupply Schedule
Price per Unit $
Quantity Supplied
20 160
14 100
10 80
7 60
5 40
4 20
2 0
As increasingly lower prices are offered, suppliers are LESS willing to supply goods
As increasingly higher prices are offered, suppliers are MORE willing to supply goods
Price & quantity move in thesame direction for supply.How does this differ from demand?
SUPPLYCURVES
Supply curves are upward sloping – from lower left to upper right
Supply Curves reflect how the quantity that a producer will make rises as the price in the marketplace rises.
SUPPLY CURVESUPPLY CURVE
Quantity Supplied
20 40 60 12010080 140 160 180
PriceperUnit
$
2
4
22
20
18
16
14
12
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24
s
s
A CHANGE IN QUANTITY SUPPLIED is the amount offered for salepurely in response to a CHANGE IN PRICE.
ELASTICITY OF SUPPLYELASTICITY OF SUPPLY(how quantity supplied by producers responds to (how quantity supplied by producers responds to changes in price)changes in price)
ELASTICELASTIC a a smallsmall increase OR increase OR
decrease in price leads decrease in price leads to a to a largelarge change in change in quantity suppliedquantity supplied
supply in the long term supply in the long term will be more elastic – will be more elastic – why?why?
3 POSSIBILITIES:
UNITARY ELASTICUNITARY ELASTIC % Price Changes = % % Price Changes = %
change in quantity change in quantity suppliedsupplied
e.g., doubling in price = e.g., doubling in price = doubling in quantity doubling in quantity suppliedsupplied
INELASTICINELASTIC a change in price a change in price
causes causes little little changechange in the in the quantity suppliedquantity supplied
Supply in the Supply in the short-term will be short-term will be inelastic – why?inelastic – why?
DETERMININGDETERMININGSUPPLY ELASTICITYSUPPLY ELASTICITY
The only thing that determines elasticity of supply is The only thing that determines elasticity of supply is production considerations.production considerations. If a firm can respond & adjust quickly = If a firm can respond & adjust quickly = elasticelastic If production is complex and requires lots of advance If production is complex and requires lots of advance
planning = planning = inelasticinelastic
Supply elasticity differs from demand elasticity in that Supply elasticity differs from demand elasticity in that the number of substitutes has no effect at all on the number of substitutes has no effect at all on supplysupply
Determined solely by this question:How quickly and easily can we makeor find more?
DETERMINING SUPPLY DETERMINING SUPPLY ELASTICITYELASTICITY
Oil and gas
Electrical energy
Milk
Candy
Medical care
Oceanfront property
Elastic or InelasticElastic or Inelastic??
CHANGE IN SUPPLYCHANGE IN SUPPLY
Cost of Inputs(raw materials,machinery, labor, etc.)
Productivity(motivated vs. unmotivated)
Government regulation
Expectations
A change in supply is when suppliers offer different amounts of products for sale at all possible prices in the market. The entire supply curve shifts. BUT, what causes the change?
Why doesWhy doessupply change?supply change?
Taxes and Subsidies(Which causes increase?)(Which causes decrease?)
Technology(Which way will supply curve shift?)
Number of sellers(Which way does supply curve shift?
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!
Quantity Supplied
20 40 60 12010080 140 160 180
PriceperUnit
$
2
4
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
24
s
s
p1
p2
q1 q2
If the only variable is a change in price, it’s a ….Change in Quantity Supplied!
Does the graph below represent a“change in quantity supplied” or a “change in supply?”
Change in Supply
Quantity Supplied
20 40 60 12010080 140 160 180
PriceperUnit
$
2
4
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
24s
s
s1
s1
s2
s2
Means there is a new supply provided at each and every price….a totally new supply curve that has shifted either right or left.
Draw theoretical curves to show the following:
1. The cost of sheet metal has increased
2. Workers have received extra training
3. A better machine is installed and running
4. Many sellers have left the business
5. The government keeps increasing the tax on our product
6. Our product is red hot
7. The government is going to relax the clean air laws
Determining output will have a direct relation with the factors of production……such as labor
Generally, as you add more workers, what would you expect to happen to output? Increase – why? Workers can specialize; division of labor; etc.
BUT, what ultimately happens if too many workers are added? Producers need to determine the marginal product of labormarginal product of labor,
i.e., the change in output when an additional worker is hired
Costs of ProductionCosts of ProductionHow does a firm decide how much to produce?
THE THREE STAGES OF PRODUCTION
1. Increasing marginal returns Adding additional worker(s) increases
marginal product of labor
2. Diminishing marginal returns Continuing to add additional worker(s)
starts to decrease the marginal product of labor
3. Negative returns WHY?
Stages of ProductionStages of Production
EFFECT OF PRODUCTION EFFECT OF PRODUCTION COSTS ON SUPPLY:COSTS ON SUPPLY: FIXED EXPENSES/COSTSFIXED EXPENSES/COSTS are those that
have to be paid regardless of the amount of production Executive salaries, rent, taxes, depreciation,
capital goods VARIABLE EXPENSES/COSTSVARIABLE EXPENSES/COSTS are those
that will depend on the amount of business being done Labor and raw materials
BREAK-EVEN POINTBREAK-EVEN POINT Total amount producer needs to sell in order to Total amount producer needs to sell in order to
cover production costscover production costs ““Total costs of Production” Total costs of Production” = =
Fixed & Variable Expenses combined Fixed & Variable Expenses combined
FIXED OR VARIABLE FIXED OR VARIABLE COSTS?COSTS? An advertisement for the store An advertisement for the store
that runs in the local newspaper that runs in the local newspaper every week?every week? FIXED COSTFIXED COST
5 new workers hired to help 5 new workers hired to help out in the holiday seasonout in the holiday season VARIABLE COST – THEIR VARIABLE COST – THEIR
HOURS WILL NOT ALWAYS HOURS WILL NOT ALWAYS BE THE SAME AMOUNT BE THE SAME AMOUNT
A store’s electrical bill?A store’s electrical bill? VARIABLE COSTVARIABLE COST
Cost of pizza dough for Cost of pizza dough for a pizzaRIA parlor?a pizzaRIA parlor? VARIABLE COSTVARIABLE COST
Equilibrium / Market Clearing