Elastic Supply - 27 |
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The diagram to your left indicates a good which has an elastic supply curve. An icecream
manufacturer can rapidly increase production, if hot weather is forecast. Sales are likely
to increase by a large amount.
The demand for icecreams would have to rise by only a small amount (to P1 from Po) to justify the large increase in quantity supplied. (Q1 less Qo). |