The Mini-Case "An Upward=Sloping Long-Run Supply Curve for Cotton" shows a supply curve for cotton. Discuss the equilibrium if the world demand curve crosses this supply curve in either (a) a flat section labeled Brazil or (b) the vertical section that follows it. What do cotton farms int eh United States do?

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The Mini-Case "An Upward=Sloping Long-Run Supply Curve for Cotton" shows a supply curve for cotton. Discuss the equilibrium if the world demand curve crosses this supply curve in either (a) a flat section labeled Brazil or (b) the vertical section that follows it. What do cotton farms int eh United States do? 

 

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Supply in economics refers to the amount of a resource that firms, producers, labourers, financial asset providers, or other economic agents are willing and able to provide to the marketplace or to an individual. Supply can be in the form of manufactured goods, labour time, raw materials, or any other scarce or valuable item. The supply curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between the cost of a good or service and the quantity supplied over a specific time period. A typical illustration will show the price on the left vertical axis and the quantity supplied on the horizontal axis.

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