Price Elasticity of Supply

question 87

Multiple Choice

Price elasticity of supply:

• A) is the percentage change in the quantity supplied of a good or service divided by the percentage change in the price of the good or service.
• B) measures consumers' responsiveness to a change in price.
• C) is always a negative number.
• D) is the percentage change in the price of a good or service divided by the percentage change in the quantity supplied of the good or service.

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