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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

The price elasticity of supply for the good is elastic. If all output is sold, which combination accurately shows the relationship between the effect of a rise in price on the quantity supplied and the firm’s total revenue received?

  • Aquantity supplied rises by greater percentage than price; total revenue falls
  • Bquantity supplied rises by greater percentage than price; total revenue rises
  • Cquantity supplied rises by smaller percentage than price; total revenue falls
  • Dquantity supplied rises by smaller percentage than price; total revenue rises

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