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Question
Assertion (A): Suppose that a 2 per cent drop in the price of chocolate causes a 2 per cent increase in quantity demanded. This case is termed unit elasticity.
Reason (R): In this example, Ed is exactly 1 (or unity). Ed = `2/2=1`
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Solution
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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