As the price of tomatoes fell from $2.50 to $2.00, the quantity imported from Mexico fell from 1,800 tons to 900 tons. The elasticity of supply of tomatoes imported from Mexico is:

A. 5.
B. 0.25.
C. 3.0.
D. 0.3.


Answer: C

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