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A-LevelEconomicsThe Price System and the MicroeconomyMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q101 Mark

The price of a firm's product rises by 12%. After one week the firm is only able to produce the same quantity but after one month it can increase the quantity by 6%. How would the price elasticity of supply be described after one week and after one month?

Ainfinite elastic
Binfinite inelastic
Czero elastic
Dzero inelastic

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The Price System and the Microeconomy and is worth 1 mark.

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