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a. What is the formula for measuring the price elasticity of supply? multiple choice 1Percentage change in quantity supplied/percentage change in incomePercentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in incomePercentage change in quantity supplied/percentage change in pricePercentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price b. Suppose the price of apples goes up from R20 to R24 a box. In direct response, Goldsboro Farms supplies 1,400 boxes of apples instead of 1,200 boxes. Compute the coefficient of price elasticity (midpoints approach) for Goldsboro’s supply. Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. ES =  c. Is its supply elastic, or is it inelastic? multiple choice 2ElasticInelastic

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a. What is the formula for measuring the price elasticity of supply? multiple choice 1Percentage change in quantity supplied/percentage change in incomePercentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in incomePercentage change in quantity supplied/percentage change in pricePercentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price b. Suppose the price of apples goes up from R20 to R24 a box. In direct response, Goldsboro Farms supplies 1,400 boxes of apples instead of 1,200 boxes. Compute the coefficient of price elasticity (midpoints approach) for Goldsboro’s supply. Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. ES =  c. Is its supply elastic, or is it inelastic? multiple choice 2ElasticInelastic

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a. The formula for measuring the price elasticity of supply is: Percentage change in quantity supplied/percentage change in price.

b. To compute the coefficient of price elasticity (midpoints approach) for Goldsboro’s supply, we first need to calculate the percentage change in price and quantity supplied.

The percentage change in price is: ((24 - 20) / ((24 + 20) / 2)) * 100 = 19.05%

The percentage change in quantity supplied is: ((1400 - 1200) / ((1400 + 1200) / 2)) * 100 = 15.38%

Then, we use the formula for price elasticity of supply:

ES = Percentage change in quantity supplied / Percentage change in price

ES = 15.38 / 19.05 = 0.81 (rounded to two decimal places)

c. If the price elasticity of supply is less than 1, it is considered inelastic. Therefore, Goldsboro's supply is inelastic.

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