When the price of paper increases from ​$250


to ​$256

per​ ton, the quantity supplied increases from 250

to 270

tons per day. The price elasticity of supply is nothing
.
​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

1 answer

Price Elasticity of Demand. The first law of demand states that as price increases, less quantity is demanded. This is why the demand curve slopes down to the right. Because price and quantity move in opposite directions on the demand curve, the price elasticity of demand is always negative.