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प्रश्न
Define elasticity of demand.
उत्तर
Price elasticity of demand tells us the amount of the change in the quantity demanded of a commodity in response to change in its price. In other words, it measures the degree of change of demand in response to changes in price.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Income elasticity of demand for inferior goods is negative.
Explain the factors determining the elasticity of demand.
A consumer spends Rs 400 on a good priced at Rs 8 per unit. When its price rises by 25 percent, the consumer spends Rs 500 on the good. Calculate the price elasticity of demand by the Percentage method.
A consumer buys 30 units of a good at a price of the Rs10per unit. The price elasticity of demand for the good is (-) 1. How many units will the consumer buy at a price of Rs 9 per unit? Calculate.
A consumer spends Rs 400 on a good priced at Rs 4 per unit. When the price rises by 25 percent, the consumer continues to spend Rs 400. Calculate the price elasticity of demand by percentage method.
Give reasons or explain the following statements
Demand for basic necessities is inelastic.
Consider the demand for a good. At price Rs 4, the demand for the good is 25 units. Suppose the price of the good increases to Rs 5, and as a result, the demand for the good falls to 20 units. Calculate the price elasticity.
Consider the demand curve D(p) = 10 − 3p. What is the elasticity at price `5/3` ?
Answer the following question.
Draw diagrams to show the elasticity of demand when it is:
(i) Greater than one
(ii) Less than one
(iii) Unity
Elasticity of demand is equal to one indicates
