The Price Elasticity of Supply Is a Measure of the Extent

question 60

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of supply is a measure of the extent to which the quantity supplied of a good changes when the

• A) cost of producing the product increases.
• B) quantity of the good demanded increases.
• C) supply increases.
• D) price changes.
• E) number of firms supplying the good changes.

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