Pure economic rent involves situations where

A. the quality of a resource can be varied but the price cannot be varied.
B. the supply curve is perfectly inelastic.
C. the supply curve is perfectly elastic.
D. the uses to which a resource can be used can be varied but the quality of the resource cannot be varied.


Answer: B

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