Suppose that, at the market clearing price of natural gas, the price elasticity of demand is -1.2 and the price elasticity of supply is 0.6. What will result from a price ceiling that is 10 percent below the market clearing price?
A) A shortage equal to 1.8 percent of the market clearing quantity
B) A shortage equal to 0.6 percent of the market clearing quantity
C) A shortage equal to 18 percent of the market clearing quantity
D) A shortage equal to 6 percent of the market clearing quantity
E) More information is needed.
Question 2
For the firm's cost minimization problem, one of the key assumptions for each input is that:
A) marginal product is constant.
B) marginal product is increasing at a decreasing rate.
C) marginal product is increasing at an increasing rate.
D) marginal product is decreasing at an increasing rate.
Natural Capital
Oil and Natural Gas Transportation
Selected Natural Products
The demand for energy is met by burning coal and other fossil fuels
Natural Resource Prices, 1850–2010
Price of Computers, 1982–2010