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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

As demand for shoes rises, their price is pushed up. Firm Y raises its supply faster than firm Z does. What factor could account for this difference in the speed of their responses?

  • AFirm Y has limited stocks of unsold shoes whereas firm Z has plentiful stocks of unsold shoes.
  • BFirm Y has spare capacity in its factories whereas firm Z’s factories are working at full capacity.
  • CFirm Y’s shoes are handmade whereas firm Z’s shoes are made by machine.
  • DFirm Y’s shoes need raw materials which are in short supply whereas firm Z’s shoes need raw materials which are in plentiful supply.

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