When the Gizmo Company Could Sell a Gizmo for $10

question 267

Multiple Choice

When the Gizmo Company could sell a gizmo for $10, it produced 2,500 per month. More recently, the price of a gizmo has fallen to $9 and so Gizmo is only producing 2,000 units per month. What is the price elasticity of supply for gizmos?

• A) 0.47
• B) -0.47
• C) -2.11
• D) 2.11

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Definitions:

Total Cost

The combined financial outlay for producing goods or services, covering both unchanging and varying expenses.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.

Inelastic Resource Supply

A condition where the supply of a resource does not significantly change in response to price changes.

Total Variable Costs

The sum of all costs that vary with the level of output or production, such as materials and labor, as opposed to fixed costs which remain constant regardless of the level of production.