The Price Elasticity of Supply Is Always a Positive Value

question 272

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of supply is always a positive value because
i.there is a direct relationship between the price and the quantity supplied.
ii.as the equilibrium price increases,the equilibrium quantity also always increases.
iii.buyers are willing to pay a higher price for larger quantities.

• A) i only
• B) ii only
• C) iii only
• D) i and ii
• E) ii and iii

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, offering an average percentage change between two points to minimize bias.

Elastic

A term describing the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a product when its price changes.

Elasticity

The degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service changes in response to a change in price.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change in a variable by dividing the change by the average value of the initial and final values.