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प्रश्न
Price elasticity of supply of a good is 0.8. Is the supply 'elastic' or 'inelastic', and why?
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उत्तर
The supply is inelastic because the value of the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is less than one.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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