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DECREASING RETURN [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
CONT

The supply curve or schedule gives the relation between the prices [P] and the quantities [Q] of a good that producers will - other things equal - be willing to sell. Most usually, supply curves rise upward and to the right: diminishing returns implies that higher P is needed to coax out higher-cost extra Q.

Key term(s)
  • diminishing returns
  • decreasing returns

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
Key term(s)
  • rendements décroissants

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
Key term(s)
  • rendimientos decrecientes
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