Practice Market Supply Curve (4.6) - The Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition
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Market Supply Curve

Practice - Market Supply Curve

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the market supply curve?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you sum individual firm supplies.

Question 2 Easy

How do you derive the market supply curve from individual firm supply curves?

💡 Hint: Remember how we add up numbers in math.

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Question 1

What does a market supply curve represent?

Individual firm supply
Total aggregate supply at different prices
Cost of production

💡 Hint: Remember, it's not just one firm.

Question 2

If production costs increase, what happens to the market supply curve?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about higher costs leading to less supply.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

If the market price rises from $10 to $20 and the supply from two firms increases from 15 to 30 units, analyze the factors that could be causing this change.

💡 Hint: Consider the direct impact of price changes on firms’ decisions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Illustrate with a graph how an increase in the number of firms affects the market supply curve, and provide a real-world example.

💡 Hint: Use the graph to show horizontal shifts clearly.

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