ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SUPPLY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the selling price of a good goes down, what happens to the quantity supplied?
A
It increases.
B
It does not change.
C
It decreases.
D
It increases the cost of production.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -all other factors being equal, there is a direct relationship between a good’s price and the quantity supplied; as the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied increases; similarly, as price decreases, the quantity supplied decreases, leading to a supply curve that is always upward sloping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Supply of goods and services An increase in price almost always leads to an increase in the quantity supplied of that good or service, while a decrease in price will decrease the quantity supplied.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the price decreases, quantity demanded increases. This is the Law of Demand. On a graph, an inverse relationship is represented by a downward sloping line from left to right.

Detailed explanation-4: -Supply Increase: price decreases, quantity increases. Supply Decrease: price increases, quantity decreases.

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