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The price elasticity of supply is defined as:(a) % change in quantity supplied divided by the % change in price;(b) % change in price divided by the % change in quantity supplied;(c) % change in quantity supplied divided by the % change in income;(d) % change in income divided by the % change in quantity supplied

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The price elasticity of supply is defined as:(a) % change in quantity supplied divided by the % change in price;(b) % change in price divided by the % change in quantity supplied;(c) % change in quantity supplied divided by the % change in income;(d) % change in income divided by the % change in quantity supplied

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The correct answer is (a) % change in quantity supplied divided by the % change in price. This is the definition of price elasticity of supply. It measures the responsiveness of the quantity supplied to a change in the price of a good or service.

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