ECON 20 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Excise, Economic Surplus, Economic Equilibrium

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Market supply curve- total quantity all producers are willing and able to produce at alternative prices holding other factors constant. Change in quantity supplied- movement along supply curve from a to b. Law of supply- as price of good rises and all other factors constant, quantity supplied of goods rises. Supply shifting- shift right is increase in supply (s0 to s2), shift left is decrease in supply (s0 to. Disasters or emission standards by government shift supply curve to left: number of firms- as additional firms enter industry, more output and supply curve shifts down. Example: tax of $. 20 for gallon of gas. Suppliers must supply same quantity before tax, and the supply curve shifts left by the amount of tax. Producers are willing to sell less gasoline after tax: ad valoren tax- percentage tax that is attached to good. Example: if 20% tax, then it will be 20% shift higher at every output level.

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