Principles of Economics 2e
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Chapter6: Consumer Choices
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Problem 15CTQ: Income Effects depend on the income elasticity of demand for each good limit you buy. If one of the...
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The elasticity of demand/ supply measures the responsiveness/ sensitivity of the quantity demanded/ supplied with respect to the price.
If the demand or supply curve is elastic it would imply that a change in quantity demanded/ supplied is more than a change in price.
Hence, The above statement is true
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