The Price Elasticity of Supply

question 14

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of supply

• A) will be positive when supply is elastic and negative when it is inelastic.
• B) will be negative when supply is elastic and positive when it is inelastic.
• C) will always be positive.
• D) will be positive when demand for the good is inelastic.
• E) will be positive when demand for the good is elastic.

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