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प्रश्न
Define elasticity of supply.
Define price elasticity of supply
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उत्तर
Price elasticity of supply refers to the degree of responsiveness of supply of a commodity in response to a change in the price of that commodity.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain briefly the impact of the cost of production on the elasticity of supply.
With the help of a suitable diagram, explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
Es = ∞
Draw a perfectly elastic supply curve.
Define a relatively elastic supply.
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Primitive and advanced technology.
What is the formula for percentage method of calculating price elasticity of supply?
Explain any three factors affecting elasticity of supply.
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Nature of the entrepreneurs.
When price of a·product rises by 10% its quantity supplied also rises by 10%. Find out price elasticity.
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.
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 ______.
Pick the option which does not belong to the group.
When the percentage change in the quantity supplied of a commodity is exactly equal to the percentage change in its price it is known as ______.
When is the supply of a commodity is called elastic?
Price of a product increases by 2%. As a result, its supply rises by 4%. What is elasticity of supply of the commodity?
The coefficient of elasticity of a commodity is 0.4. What percentage change in supply will take place if its price rises 20%?
With the help of a formula calculate the elasticity of supply from the following table:
| Price | Quantity supplied |
| 10 | 200 |
| 15 | 225 |
The quantity of a commodity supplied increases by 25% when its price rises by 10%. Calculate price elasticity of supply.
When there is no change in price, but quality supplied changes, it implies a situation of ______.
The price of a commodity rises from ₹ 20 to ₹ 40 Consequently, its supply increases from 100 units to 400 units. Calculate price elasticity of supply.
How is elasticity of supply measured according to the percentage method?
Draw the supply curve showing price elasticity of supply less than one.
Identify and define the degree of price elasticity of supply from the diagram for the supply curves S1, S2, S3, S4.

Why does the measure of pnce elasticity of supply of a good carry plus sign?
What is meant by inelastic supply?
When is supply of a good unitary elastic?
Why is the supply of eggs inelastic?
