Assume a new nuclear power plant wishes to raise consumers’ electrical rates to cover the unexpectedly high cost of construction. However, the government regulatory commission refuses to let electrical rates be increased because they say it will only worsen the power plant’s financial problems. We can conclude thatThe power plant is arguing that the demand for elasticity is elastic, whereas the government is arguing that it is inelastic.The power plant should increase its electrical rates if the demand for electricity is elastic.The power plant should decrease its electrical rates if the demand for electricity is inelasticd. The demand for electricity must be unitary elastic

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Assume a new nuclear power plant wishes to raise consumers’ electrical rates to cover the unexpectedly high cost of construction. However, the government regulatory commission refuses to let electrical rates be increased because they say it will only worsen the power plant’s financial problems. We can conclude that

The power plant is arguing that the demand for elasticity is elastic, whereas the government is arguing that it is inelastic.
The power plant should increase its electrical rates if the demand for electricity is elastic.
The power plant should decrease its electrical rates if the demand for electricity is inelastic

d. The demand for electricity must be unitary elastic

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