The price elasticity of demand for a variable input will be greater

A) the fewer substitutes there are for the final product.
B) the easier it is for a particular input to be substituted for by other inputs.
C) the lower the price elasticity of supply of all other inputs.
D) the smaller the proportion of total costs accounted for by a particular variable input.


Answer: B

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