When the supply elasticity of a product is 2.5, a 10 percent decrease in price will _____ the quantity supplied of the product by _____ percent
a. increase; 25
b. decrease; 25
c. increase; 2.5
d. decrease; 2.5
e. decrease; 4
b
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Which of the following statements is true of Malthus's theory?
A) Malthus suggested that fertility level of the population will remain constant over time. B) Malthus suggested that the life expectancy of the population will remain constant over time. C) Malthus suggested that in the long run, income levels will grow exponentially. D) Malthus suggested that in the long run, income levels will stay at subsistence.
An important factor that increased international capital flows in the latter part of the 1800s was
A) the creation of the International Monetary Fund. B) the creation of numerous regional trade agreements. C) the rapid rate of East Asian economic growth. D) technological innovations.