Economics GCSE
Supply curve
What Supply curve means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity producers are willing and able to supply at a given time.
A curve formed by connecting plotted points, which typically slopes upwards from left to right.
Topics that use Supply curve
- Supply for goods and services (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Change in supply
- Costs of production
- External shocks
- Goods and services
- Government intervention
- Indirect taxes
- Law of supply
- Market forces
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