When there is less stuff than people would like to have, it's called ______________________.              [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage            If the elasticity of supply is less than one, supply is ___________________.              [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage            A (binding) price floor causes a __________________.              [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage            A (binding) price ceiling causes a ___________________.              [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage            A per-unit tax will be paid by the side of the market whose curve is more __________________.              [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage

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When there is less stuff than people would like to have, it's called ______________________.
 
           [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage         
 
If the elasticity of supply is less than one, supply is ___________________.
 
           [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage         
 
A (binding) price floor causes a __________________.
 
           [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage         
 
A (binding) price ceiling causes a ___________________.
 
           [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage         
 
A per-unit tax will be paid by the side of the market whose curve is more __________________.
 
           [ Choose ]             demand             inelastic             supply             surplus             scarcity             elastic             shortage         
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