If the coefficient of supply elasticity is 2, what must happen to housing prices to cause builders to expand the quantity of housing supplied by 30 percent? Housing prices must rise by 60 percent. Housing prices must rise by 15 percent. Housing prices must fall by 15 percent. Housing prices must rise by 6 percent. Housing prices must fall by 6 percent.

If the coefficient of supply elasticity is 2, what must happen to housing prices to cause builders to expand the quantity of housing supplied by 30 percent? Housing prices must rise by 60 percent. Housing prices must rise by 15 percent. Housing prices must fall by 15 percent. Housing prices must rise by 6 percent. Housing prices must fall by 6 percent.

Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091992

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter5: Elastic And Its Application

Section: Chapter Questions

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