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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain how elastic, inelastic and fixed supply differ.

(b)[12]

Discuss whether the elasticity of supply of manufactured goods is likely to be greater than the elasticity of supply of agricultural goods.

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This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Recall of the definition and formula (elasticity of supply measures responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price and is measured by the elasticity formula)

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