If the Quantity Effect Outweighs the Price Effect of a Price

question 54

Multiple Choice

If the quantity effect outweighs the price effect of a price increase, then demand is:

• A) elastic.
• B) inelastic.
• C) unit elastic.
• D) normal.

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Definitions:

Competitive Firm

A business operating in a market where it has little to no control over the price of its product, typically because the market has many sellers and buyers.

Competitive Market

A market structure where a large number of suppliers offer several substitutes, ensuring no single supplier controls the market prices.

Characteristics

Features or qualities that distinguish one thing from another, used to describe unique aspects of individuals, objects, or concepts.

Short-run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of goods and services that producers are willing to sell at each possible price level, over a short time period where some production factors are fixed.