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If a 10 -percent rise in price increases quantity supplied by 40 percent, supply is elastic.
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Elasticity of supply measures how much the quantity supplied of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. It is calculated as the percentage change in quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price. Show more…
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