The Price Elasticity of Supply Measures

question 86

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of supply measures

• A) the percentage change in supply from a percentage change in demand.
• B) the extent to which the quantity supplied of a good changes when the price of a good changes, other things remaining the same.
• C) the slope of the supply curve.
• D) how the equilibrium price changes in response to a change in the equilibrium quantity supplied.
• E) Both answers B and C are correct.

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Definitions:

Market Growth Rate

The increase in size or sales of a specific market over a given period, typically expressed as a percentage.

Oligopoly

An oligopoly is a market structure characterized by a small number of firms that control the majority of the market share, leading to limited competition. These firms may engage in competitive or cooperative behaviors.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power and product differentiation.

Pure Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller that produces a unique product or service with no close substitutes and high barriers to entry for potential competitors.