Elasticity Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

Elasticity is

• A)a measure of how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions.
• B)the study of how the allocation of resources affects economic well-being.
• C)the maximum amount that a buyer will pay for a good.
• D)the value of everything a seller must give up to produce a good.

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Definitions:

Economic Rent

The excess payment made to or income received by a factor of production over what would be needed to keep that factor in its current use.

Wage Rates

The standard amount of compensation individuals receive in exchange for their labor, usually expressed per hour or year.

Productivity

The measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.

MRP Curves

Marginal Revenue Product curves, which depict the additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a resource, such as labor or capital.