<p>The figure from your study material looks very much like the one you found via Google. In particular, it shows a leftward shift in supply and a corresponding reduction in quantity supplied for any price. We can confirm this with a minor edit to the figure:</p>

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Ok I see. So I assume the arrows on my original image are just a little misleading by pointing up instead of left. That's why I was getting confused.
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<p>I was having some trouble understanding the Law of Supply, and I now understand that I was looking at it from the wrong <a href="https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/10350/why-law-of-supply-indicate-direct-relation-between-price-and-supply">perspective</a>.</p>

<p>Now, I'm confused with shifts in the Supply Curve. After <a href="https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/5764/when-do-supply-and-demand-curves-shift">reading</a> through the answers in the thread, I think I'm on the right track. </p>

<p>However, some of the material I'm studying doesn't make sense. Take a look at my study material below. If you were to shift the image 45 degrees counter clock-wise, yes the curve would shift <em>left</em>, but that doesn't indicate "a smaller quantity at any given price". </p>

<p><strong>It's the same quantity, isn't it?</strong> I hope I'm not missing something completely obvious. My apologies if I am, and thank you for your input.</p>

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<p>I googled "shift in supply", and below is what I was expecting:</p>

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What does "shift the image 45 degrees counter clock-wise" mean?
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The top graph is the material which I have to study. The highlighted text says "supply will shift to the left" as in Exhibit 4. The graph doesn't shift left, it moves up. The curve below is what I found in google after searching for "supply shift".
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Does this explanation pertaining to the Supply Curve and Law of Supply make sense?
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# Does this explanation pertaining to the Supply Curve and Law of Supply make sense?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-04)

I was having some trouble understanding the Law of Supply, and I now understand that I was looking at it from the wrong [perspective](https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/10350/why-law-of-supply-indicate-direct-relation-between-price-and-supply).

Now, I'm confused with shifts in the Supply Curve. After [reading](https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/5764/when-do-supply-and-demand-curves-shift) through the answers in the thread, I think I'm on the right track.

However, some of the material I'm studying doesn't make sense. Take a look at my study material below. If you were to shift the image 45 degrees counter clock-wise, yes the curve would shift *left*, but that doesn't indicate "a smaller quantity at any given price".

**It's the same quantity, isn't it?** I hope I'm not missing something completely obvious. My apologies if I am, and thank you for your input.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Qx0Ra.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Qx0Ra.png)

I googled "shift in supply", and below is what I was expecting:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bFQ2s.gif)](https://i.sstatic.net/bFQ2s.gif)

**Tags:** supply-and-demand

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What does "shift the image 45 degrees counter clock-wise" mean?  
> **username_0**: The top graph is the material which I have to study. The highlighted text says "supply will shift to the left" as in Exhibit 4. The graph doesn't shift left, it moves up. The curve below is what I found in google after searching for "supply shift".  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-04. Score: 1

The figure from your study material looks very much like the one you found via Google. In particular, it shows a leftward shift in supply and a corresponding reduction in quantity supplied for any price. We can confirm this with a minor edit to the figure:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Ep7pB.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Ep7pB.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ok I see. So I assume the arrows on my original image are just a little misleading by pointing up instead of left. That's why I was getting confused.  

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