Economics B A-Level
Movement along a supply curve
What Movement along a supply curve means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Movement along a supply curve
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Caused solely by a change in the price of the good itself, resulting in an extension or contraction of the quantity supplied.
Topics that use Movement along a supply curve
- Supply (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Ceteris paribus
- Contraction
- Ethical production
- Extension
- Profit maximisation
- Sales maximisation
- Shift of the supply curve
- Supply curve
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