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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

The diagram illustrates the supply curve for a product. The government levies a specific indirect tax of $5 on the product. How will the product's price elasticity of supply change?

  • Afrom elastic (>1) to inelastic (<1)
  • Bfrom inelastic (<1) to elastic (>1)
  • Cfrom inelastic (<1) to unitary (=1)
  • Dfrom unitary (=1) to elastic (>1)

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