Xi-J Group 5the Law of Supply

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THE LAW OF

SUPPLY
DONE BY LEARNING STATION 1
PREVIEW QUESTION

DEFINE THE TERM SUPPLY


THE LAW OF SUPPLY
According to the law of supply, other
things remaining the same, quantity
supplied of a commodity is directly
related to the price of the
commodity.
SYMBOLICALLY, THE LAW OF SUPPLY IS REPRESENTED AS :-

Sx = f (Px),
Ceteris paribus
For example:-
❏Suppose a firm supplies 100 units of candies at
price ₹10 per unit.
❏When its price rises to ₹15 per unit the firm
supplies 150 units of the candies.
❏When its price falls to ₹5 per unit the firm
supplies 50 units of candies.
Law of supply assumptions

The law of supply is based on the assumption that all factors , other than the price of
the commodity, that affect the supply remain the same. There are 5 assumptions.

1- Prices of the related goods should remain unchanged.

2- Prices of factors of production ( i.e prices of inputs) should remain unchanged.

3-Level of technology should remain unchanged.

4-Government policy regarding taxation should remain unchanged.

5-Goals of the firm should remain unchanged.


THE SUPPLY SCHEDULE
Supply schedule is a tabular statement that gives the law of supply, ie it gives
the different quantity supplied of a commodity at different prices per unit of
time. A hypothetical supply schedule of wheat is given below.
The supply schedule
obeys the law of
PRICE QUANTITY SUPPLIED Supply as price
(Rs per kg) (kg per month)
of wheat rises,its
1 5 Supply also rises.
2 10
3 15
Supply Curve
The Supply shows the relationship between quantity supplied of a commodity to its price
graphically. The curve shows positive or the direct relationship between the price and
quantity supplied of the commodity. With the

Rise in the price, the curve rises upward from the left to

The right as show in the figure


THROW BALL!
BALL 1: What is constant in the law of supply?
Price of related goods State of technology

Cost of Production All of the above

BALL 2: When supply curve is upward sloping, its slope

Positive Negative

First Positive then Negative Zero


HINTS
Word search ! 1)The quantity of a commodity that a
firm is willing and able to offer for
sale at a given price during a given
period of time.
2)A tabular representation of the
various quantities of commodities that
are supplied by a supplier at different
price levels over a period of time.
3)Graphic representation of the
relationship between product price and
quantity of product that a seller is
willing and able to supply.
4)A basic good used in commerce that
is interchangeable with other goods of
the same type.
5)The _______.of a commodity is one
of the major factors that decide
growth and expansion.
6)Avery short period in which the
supply of a commodity is fixed.
7)The number of goods or services
that suppliers will produce and sell at
a given market price.
Answers!!

1) Supply
2) Supply schedule
3) Supply curve
4) Commodity
5) Price
6) Market period
7) Quantity

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