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Question
Draw a well-labelled diagram showing the price elasticity of supply of a commodity starting from the origin.
Solution
A straight line supply curve intersects the point of origin when the percentage change in supply equals the percentage change in price. This is a known unit elastic, with Es equal to one.
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