If the Supply Curve for a Factor Is Perfectly Elastic,the

question 99

Multiple Choice

If the supply curve for a factor is perfectly elastic,the payments to the factor are

• A)wholly economic rent.
• B)wholly transfer earnings.
• C)partly economic rent and partly transfer earnings.
• D)neither economic rent nor transfer earnings.
• E)an unnecessary tax on the factor.

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