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a. The quantity demanded of a natural resource will generally be less responsive to a change in price in the long run than in the short run.
b. The supply of a natural resource will generally be more responsive to a price change in the long run than in the short run.
c. The supply of a natural resource is fixed by nature; it cannot be responsive to a price change in the long run.
d. None of the above is correct.


D

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