WHAT IS SUPPLY/ LAW OF SUPPLY

Definition of 'Supply'

A fundamental economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers. Supply can relate to the amount available at a specific price or the amount available across a range of prices if displayed on a graph. This relates closely to the demand for a good or service at a specific price; all else being equal, the supply provided by producers will rise if the price rises because all firms look to maximize profits.

Definition of 'Law Of Supply'

''A microeconomic law stating that, all other factors being equal, as the price of a good or service increases, the quantity of goods or services offered by suppliers increases and vice versa''. 

SUPLLY CURVE

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What is Demand?

Definition Of Demand

An economic principle that describes a consumer's desire and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service. Holding all other factors constant, the price of a good or service increases as its demand increases and vice versa. 

Quantity demanded

The amount of good that a consumer is willing and able to buy at a given price over a given period of time.

Types Of Goods

Substitute goods: A pair of good which are considered by consumers to be alternatives to each other.

Complementary goods: A pair of good consumed together. As the price of one goes up, the demand for both goods will fall.

Normal Good: A good whose demand rises as people's income rises.

Inferior good: A good whhose demand falls as people's income rise.

Theory Of Demand/ Law Of Demand

''When the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded will fall. This relationship is called the law of demand'' 

Reasons Of This Law 

 There are 2 reasons for this law:
1) People will feel poorer.They will not be able to afford to buy so much of the good with their money. The purchasing power of their income has fallen. This is known as income effect.
2) The good will now cost more than alternative or substitute goods and people will switch to these. Also known as subsitution effect of a price rise.
When the demand curve shifts upwards, it shows a rise in quantity demanded, while on the other hand, a shift to the left suggest a decrease in quantity demanded. Shifts for demand take place due to change in consumer tastes, advertising infiuence, prices of subsitutes and complementary goods, etc.

Demand and Price Relationship

Quantity demanded hs a invers relation with price. This has been proved with law if the price of any commodity increases then quantity demanded dimniesh and vice versa. 

Ghraph of Demand:

DEMAND CURVE

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