| Term | Definition |
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| supply | the amount of goods available |
| law of supply | tendency of suppliers to offer more of a good at a higher price |
| quantity supplied | amount a supplier is willing and able to supply at a certain price |
| supply schedule | a chart that lists how much of a good a supplier will offer at different prices |
| variable | a factor that can change |
| market supply schedule | a chart that lists how much of a good all suppliers will offer at different prices |
| supply curve | graph of the quantity supplied of a good |
| market supply curve | graph of the quantity supplied of a good by all suppliers at different prices |
| elasticity of supply | a measure of the way quantity supplied reacts to a change in price |
| marginal product of labor | the change in output from hiring one additional unit of labor |
| increasing marginal returns | level of production in which the marginal product of labor increases as the number of workers increases |
| diminishing marginal returns | level of production in which the marginal product of labor decreases as the number of workers increases |
| fixed cost | cost that does not change, no matter how much of a good is produced |
| variable cost | a cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced |
| total cost | fixed costs plus variable costs |
| marginal cost | the cost of producing one more unit of a good |
| marginal revenue | the additional income from selling on more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price |
| operating cost | cost of operating a facility, such as a store or factory |
| subsidy | a government payment that supports a business or market |
| excise tax | a tax on the production or sale of a good |
| regulation | government intervention in a market that affects the production of a good |
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