Assume the Price of Widgets Increases by 22 Percent and the Quantity

question 139

Multiple Choice

Assume the price of widgets increases by 22 percent and the quantity supplied increases by 27 percent as a result. The elasticity of supply coefficient is:

• A)​greater than 1, implying that widgets are normal goods.
• B)​less than 1, implying that widgets are inferior goods.
• C)​greater than 1, implying that supply is elastic.
• D)​greater than 1, implying that supply is inelastic.

Interpret the impacts of price changes on consumer surplus.

Explain the significance of marginal utility in utility-maximizing behavior.

Grasp the relationship between changes in prices and the quantity demanded/supplied as per the law of demand.

Understand the economic consequences of the 1929 stock market crash and its not being the sole cause of the Great Depression.

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