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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

The data illustrate how the quantities of a product supplied to a market change in the short run and the long run when its price rises from $20 to $25 per unit. What are the short-run and long-run price elasticities of supply for the product?

  • Ashort-term 0.4 long-term 1.6
  • Bshort-term 2 long-term 8
  • Cshort-term 2.5 long-term 0.625
  • Dshort-term 8 long-term 32

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