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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
Draw a perfectly inelastic supply curve.
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?
Identify the value of elasticity of supply for the supply curve OS and S1S2.

Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Nature of the entrepreneurs.
What is the degree of elasticity of supply in the diagram?

When price of a·product rises by 10% its quantity supplied also rises by 10%. Find out price elasticity.
The given diagram is a case of ______ supply.

Choose the correct term for the given definition.
The ratio between the percentage change in supply to a percentage change in price.
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 ______.
Elasticity of supply is measured by:
Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column II by matching them with respective terms in Column:
| 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:
When is the supply of a commodity is called elastic?
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.
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.
Give the meaning of perfectly inelastic supply.
Draw and explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
Ep > 1
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?
When is supply of a good unitary elastic?
Explain the percentage method of measuring price elasticity of supply.
Draw relatively elastic supply.
With the help of a suitable diagram, explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
Es > 1
