Elasticity Improves Our Understanding of Supply and Demand by Adding

question 196

Multiple Choice

Elasticity improves our understanding of supply and demand by adding

• A)measures of equity.
• B)measures of efficiency.
• C)a quantitative element to our analysis.
• D)a qualitative element to our analysis.

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