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The Price Elasticity of Demand for a Good is - 0.4. If Its Price Increases by 5 Percent, by What Percentage Will Its Demand Fall? Calculate. - Economics

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The price elasticity of demand for a good is - 0.4. If its price increases by 5 percent, by what percentage will its demand fall? Calculate.

उत्तर

`e_d="Percentage in quantity demanded of the good"/"Percentage in price of the good"`

`0.4="Percentage in quantity demanded of the good"/5`

Percentage in quantity demanded of the good = 0.4 x 5 = 2

Hence,as the price increases by 5%, the quantity demanded falls by 2%.

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