The market for bell peppers is competitive. For bell peppers to grow properly they need substantial rainfall. A very dry winter in California did not produce enough rain to grow bell peppers in California, one of the major bell pepper growing regions of the world

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The market for bell peppers is competitive. For bell peppers to grow properly they need substantial rainfall. A very dry winter in California did not produce enough rain to grow bell peppers in California, one of the major bell pepper growing regions of the world (this is *previous question).

 

 

 

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Now suppose that the demand for bell peppers is relatively inelastic. How will this change your answer to the previous question?
Price will increase by a larger increment and the quantity will decrease by a larger increment.
Price will increase by a larger increment and the quantity will decrease by a smaller increment.
Price will increase by a smaller increment and the quantity will decrease by a larger increment.
Transcribed Image Text:0007 Now suppose that the demand for bell peppers is relatively inelastic. How will this change your answer to the previous question? Price will increase by a larger increment and the quantity will decrease by a larger increment. Price will increase by a larger increment and the quantity will decrease by a smaller increment. Price will increase by a smaller increment and the quantity will decrease by a larger increment.
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