At a price of $20 per unit, 140 units of good are demanded and 100 units are supplied. When the price is raised to $30 per unit, 100 units are demanded and 140 units are supplied. The price elasticity of supply in this range is:

A. 0.417.
B. 1.20.
C. 0.835.
D. 1.0.


Answer: C

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