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True or False with Reason: Price Elasticity of Demand is same for the two commodities x and y if slope of their demand curves are same.

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True or False with Reason:

Price Elasticity of Demand is same for the two commodities x and y if slope of their demand curves are same.

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उत्तर

This statement is false.

Explanation:

  • Price elasticity = (1 ÷ slope) × P/Q.
  • Even if slopes are the same, elasticity also depends on initial price and initial quantity.
  • Therefore, two demand curves with the same slope may have different elasticities at different points.
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अध्याय 4: Elasticity of Demand - OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS [पृष्ठ ४.३५]

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संदीप गर्ग Introductory Microeconomics [English] Class 11
अध्याय 4 Elasticity of Demand
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS | Q 14. | पृष्ठ ४.३५
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