4. Which of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) When quantity supplied responds very little to changes in price, supply is said to be inelastic. (y) If the quantity supplied changes substantially when the price of the good changes a small amount, then the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is a number larger than one and supply is elastic. (z) Holding all else constant, if a paper manufacturer increases production by 12 percent when the market price of paper increases by 15 percent, then the price elasticity of supply must be inelastic since the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is equal to 0.80. A. (x), (y) and (z) С. (x) and (y) only (y) and (z) only В. (x) and (z) only E. D. (x) only

4. Which of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) When quantity supplied responds very little to changes in price, supply is said to be inelastic. (y) If the quantity supplied changes substantially when the price of the good changes a small amount, then the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is a number larger than one and supply is elastic. (z) Holding all else constant, if a paper manufacturer increases production by 12 percent when the market price of paper increases by 15 percent, then the price elasticity of supply must be inelastic since the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is equal to 0.80. A. (x), (y) and (z) С. (x) and (y) only (y) and (z) only В. (x) and (z) only E. D. (x) only

Principles of Economics 2e

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Chapter5: Elasticity

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