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प्रश्न
Choose the correct term for the given definition.
The ratio between the percentage change in supply to a percentage change in price.
विकल्प
Law of demand
Law of supply
Elasticity of demand
Elasticity of supply
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उत्तर
Elasticity of supply
Explanation:
The elasticity of supply is the term used to describe the ratio between the percentage change in the quantity supplied and the percentage change in price. It measures how responsive a good's supply is to price changes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Primitive and advanced technology.
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Nature of the entrepreneurs.
A 10 per cent increase in price of a good causes 5 per cent increase in its quantity supplied, elasticity of supply will be ______.
If price elasticity of supply is greater than 1, then supply is said be elastic.
- Price elasticity of supply of a good is 0.8, its supply is said to be inelastic.
- If the quantity supplied of a commodity remain the same whatever its price supply is said to perfectly inelastic.
Which of the following statements are true?
The cost of production will increase if
- The government gives subsidies
- The firm uses obsolete technology
- The price of diesel increases
When an entrepreneur introduces a new technique or a new product, it is called ______.
When the price increases by 50% and the supply increases only by 5% the price elasticity of supply of that commodity will be ______.
If the price elsaticity of supply is 1 and the percentage change in price is 10, then the percentage change in quatity supplied should be ______.
Elasticity of supply is measured by:
Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column II by matching them with respective terms in Column I:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Perfectly Inelastic | (i) Es > 1 |
| B. Perfectly Elastic | (ii) Es < 1 |
| C. Inelastic | (iii) Es = 0 |
| D. Highly Elastic | (iv) Es = infinity |
Choose the correct alternative:
Explain any four determinants of elasticity of supply.
Give the meaning of perfectly inelastic supply.
Draw the supply curve showing price elasticity of supply less than one.
Indicate the degree of elasticity on the supply curve given below:
Identify and define the degree of price elasticity of supply from the diagram for the supply curves S1, S2, S3, S4.
When is supply of a good unitary elastic?
Draw a straight line supply curve of the following situation.
More than unitary elastic
Define a relatively inelastic supply.
With the help of a suitable diagram, explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
Es > 1
