Consider a linear, upward sloping supply curve. If the supply curve shifts upward, then:
A) the price elasticity of supply will increase.
B) the price elasticity of supply will increase if the slope of the supply curve is greater than one.
C) the price elasticity of supply will increase if the slope of the supply curve is greater than one and the lowest price needed to induce firms to supply anything is positive.
D) the price elasticity of supply will be constant.
E) none of the above
C
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A) SRAS1 to SRAS2. B) SRAS2 to SRAS1. C) point A to point B. D) point B to point A.
Capital is paid according to the value of its marginal product
a. only if earnings from capital are paid to households in the form of dividends. b. only if earnings from capital are kept within firms as retained earnings. c. regardless of whether earnings from capital are paid to households in the form of dividends or whether those earnings are kept within firms as retained earnings. d. None of the above is correct; unlike labor, capital is a factor of production for which earnings are unrelated to the value of marginal product.