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प्रश्न
Identify the degree of elasticity of supply from the following graph:
पर्याय
ES > 1
ES < 1
ES = 1
ES = 0
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उत्तर
ES = 1
Explanation: The supply of a commodity is said to be unit elastic when the percentage change in supply is equal to percentage change in price. Thus, any straight line supply curve drawn through the origin has an elasticity of unity over its entire length, irrespective of its slope.
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| Column I | Column II |
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