Which of the Following Is the Most Important Determinant of the Elasticity

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most important determinant of the elasticity of supply of a good?

• A)The number of uses of the good
• B)The availability of close substitutes of the good
• C)The amount of time producers have to adjust their behavior in response to a price change
• D)The percentage of income spent on the good by consumers
• E)The availability of complementary goods

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Definitions:

Dummy Variables

Binary variables used in regression models to represent categorical data, where the values 0 and 1 indicate the absence or presence of some categorical effect.

Qualitative Variable

A categorical variable that represents types or categories and can be described by names or labels.

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An educational institution that provides secondary education, typically for students aged 14 to 18 years old.

Regression Model

A statistical technique that models and analyzes the relationships between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, used to predict the outcome of the dependent variable.