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If the market elasticity of demand for potatoes is -0.3in a perfectly compotitiv

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Question

If the market elasticity of demand for potatoes is -0.3in a perfectly compotitive market, then the individual farmer'selasticity of demand. a. will also be -0.3 b.depends on how large a crop the farmer produces. c. will range between -0.3 and -01.0 d. will be infinite If the market elasticity of demand for potatoes is -0.3in a perfectly compotitive market, then the individual farmer'selasticity of demand. a. will also be -0.3 b.depends on how large a crop the farmer produces. c. will range between -0.3 and -01.0 d. will be infinite

Explanation / Answer

If the market elasticity of demand for potatoes is -0.3in a perfectly compotitive market, then the individual farmer'selasticity of demand. a. will also be -0.3: I am assuming everyoneis a price taker and no influence can be done to any of them, thuseveryone's elasticity is also the same b.depends on how large a crop the farmer produces. c. will range between -0.3 and -01.0 d. will be infinite