Extension of Supply | Contraction of Supply |
(a) When the supply of a commodity rises only due to increase in the price of the commodity, then it is said to be extension in supply. | (a) When supply of a commodity falls only due to fall in the price of that commodity it is said to be contraction of supply. |
(b) Extension in supply is shown by an upward movement to right on the same supply curve. | (b) Contraction is shown by the downward movement to left on the same supply curve. |