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Supply

Saddique Ansari • January 29, 2020 • 1 min read

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Supply – definition

Supply is the willingness and ability of producers to create goods and services to take them to market. Supply is positively related to price given that at higher prices there is an incentive to supply more as higher prices may generate increased revenue and profits.

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