2.2

Changes in Supply

AP Microeconomics

Review: movement vs. shift

The supply shifters (ROTTEN)

R — Resource costs (input prices)

O — Other goods' prices (production alternatives)

T — Technology

T — Taxes and subsidies

E — Expectations of future prices

N — Number of sellers

Graphing supply shifts

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Technology improvement → supply increases (shifts right)

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Higher input prices → supply decreases (shifts left)

Effect of supply shifts on equilibrium

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Supply increase: price falls, quantity rises

Simultaneous shifts review

AP exam tips for 2.2

Common mistakes

Vocabulary