Supply is what happens when people or places decide to give something to others, just like when you bring your favorite toy to share at playtime.
Imagine you have a lemonade stand. Every morning, you make fresh lemonade and put it in cups. That's supply, the amount of lemonade you're ready to give to kids who come by to buy it. If you're super excited about your lemonade, you might even make extra so more people can enjoy it.
How Much You Make Matters
If you only have 5 cups of lemonade, that's a small supply, not many kids can get a drink. But if you're making 20 cups, that's a big supply, lots of kids can buy lemonade and still have some left for later.
What Makes You Want to Share More
Sometimes, if your lemonade tastes really good, more kids might come by to buy it. That means you need to make even more lemonade! So the amount you're willing to share, your supply, can change based on how much people want what you have.
Examples
- A bakery makes 100 loaves of bread each day because that's how many customers usually buy.
- When the weather gets colder, more people want hot chocolate, so stores stock up on cocoa.
- At a fruit market, if there are more apples available, they might cost less.
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See also
- What are supply increases?
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- How Did Money Start and Why Do We Still Use It?
- How Does Ancient Coinage Influence Modern Money?
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