Question

A new technique of production reduces the marginal cost of producing stainless steel. How will this affect the supply curve of stainless steel utensils?

Solution

Supply curve of stainless steel utensils will shift rightward because fall in marginal cost means more profit-margin which will induce producers to produce more.

Some More Questions From Production And Costs Chapter

What effect does an increase in input price have on supply curve?

What effect does an increase in excise tax have on supply curve of product?

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Production And Costs

A new technique of production reduces the marginal cost of producing stainless steel. How will this affect the supply curve of stainless steel utensils?

Some More Questions From Production And Costs Chapter

What effect does an increase in input price have on supply curve?

What effect does an increase in excise tax have on supply curve of product?

If a farmer grows rice and wheat, how will an increase in price of wheat affect supply curve of rice?

What is meant by market period?

How will an increase in number of firms shifts the market supply curve?

What is the shape of supply curve during very short (market period)?

What is the shape of supply curve during short or long period?

What is the price elasticity associated with a straight line supply curve passing through the origin?

Name three factors that can shift a supply curve.

Give two examples where technological progress leads to a shift in the supply curve.

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