If Capital Cannot Easily Be Substituted for Labor, Then the Elasticity

question 12

Multiple Choice

If capital cannot easily be substituted for labor, then the elasticity of substitution is:

• A)negative.
• B)close to zero.
• C)close to one.
• D)approaching infinity.

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