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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
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 = ∞

Identify the elasticity of supply (es) of S1, S2 and S3 supply curves:
Identify the degree of elasticity of supply from the following graph:

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.

What is the degree of elasticity of supply in the diagram?

If price elasticity of supply is greater than 1, then supply is said be elastic.
Choose the correct term for the given definition.
The ratio between the percentage change in supply to a percentage change in price.
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
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:
Assertion (A): In case of perfectly inelastic supply, supply curve is a vertical straight line supply curve.
Reason (R): Supply does not change with change in price in case of Es = 0.
With the help of a formula calculate the elasticity of supply from the following table:
| Price | Quantity supplied |
| 10 | 200 |
| 15 | 225 |
Cotton and cotton seeds are examples of ______ supply.
Draw and briefly explain a perfectly elastic supply curve.
How is elasticity of supply measured according to the percentage method?
Give the meaning of perfectly inelastic supply.
Draw the supply curve showing price elasticity of supply equal to one.
Draw the supply curve showing price elasticity of supply greater 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.

Why does the measure of price elasticity of supply of a good carry plus sign?
What is meant by inelastic supply?
What do you mean by elastic supply?
Draw a straight line supply curve of the following situation.
More than unitary elastic
Draw relatively inelastic supply.
