Distinguish between stock and supply. - Vidyadip

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Distinguish between stock and supply.

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S.No.	Basis	Stock	Supply
1.	Meaning	Stock refers to total quantity of a particular commodity that is available with the firm at a particular point of time.	Supply refers to the quantity of a commodity that a firm is willing and able to offer for sale, at each possible price during a given period of time.
2.	Nature	It is static in nature.	It is Dynamic in nature.
3.	Greater/ Smaller	Stock can never be less than supply	Supply can be equal or smaller than stock.

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