Question
Individual Supply Curve and Market Supply Curve

Answer

Individual Supply Curve:

  1. Individual Supply Curve An individual supply curve is a graphical representation of various quantities of a commodity offered for sale by an individual seller at different prices during a given period of time.
  2. It is a narrow concept, as it is a part of market supply.

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  1. The above supply curve shows that as price rises quantity supplied increases to 10, 20, 30 kg.

Market Supply Curve:

  1. Market supply curve is the graphical representation of the various quantities of a commodity offered for sale by all the sellers at different prices during a given period of time.
  2. It is a broader concept, as it sum total of individual supply.

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  1. The above supply curve shows that as price rises, total supply in the market rises to a greater extent to 100, 200, 300 kg.

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