Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Price elasticity of supply

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

What is the probable nature of the price elasticity of supply for a crop such as rice?

  • Ahighly elastic in both the short and the long run as rice is an essential product
  • Bhighly elastic in the short run and more inelastic in the long run as production methods improve
  • Chighly inelastic in both the short and the long run as the land area of a country is fixed
  • Dhighly inelastic in the short run and more elastic in the long run as it takes time to plant rice

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