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If the price of a commodity falls by 10% and consequently, the quantity supplied decreases by 20%, what will be its elasticity of supply?

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If the price of a commodity falls by 10% and consequently, the quantity supplied decreases by 20%, what will be its elasticity of supply?

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उत्तर

Price elasticity of supply (Es) = `("Percentage change in quantity supplied")/("Percentage change in price")`

= `(20%)/(10%)`

= 2

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