Supply Will Tend to Be More Price Elastic When A

question 42

Multiple Choice

Supply will tend to be more price elastic when a:

• A) factory has spare capacity.
• B) factory is running at capacity.
• C) fast-food restaurant is facing falling demand.
• D) fast-food restaurant loses an oven.

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Structural Unemployment

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The situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied exceeds the quantity demanded.

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