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Question
Explain the effect of technological progress on supply of a good.
Solution
A supply curve is a graphic presentation of the supply schedule showing the positive relationship between the market price of a good and the quantity supplied.
With advances in technology, the cost of production falls and the profit increases. This leads to an increase in the supply of a good which shifts the supply curve towards the right
The above diagram shows that the advancement in technology shifts the supply curve S towards the right from S to S1 and the increase in the supply of good from OQ to OQ1. However, the price of the good OP remains constant
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