If a 30 percent change in price causes a 15 percent change in quantity supplied, then the price elasticity of supply is about
a. 0.5, and supply is elastic.
b. 0.5, and supply is inelastic.
c. 2, and supply is inelastic.
d. 2, and supply is elastic.
b
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(a) The foreign real interest rate falls. (b) Foreign output rises. (c) Foreign demand for domestic goods rises. (d) Domestic output rises. (e) The domestic real interest rate falls.
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