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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
Draw a perfectly inelastic supply curve.
With the help of a suitable diagram, explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
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Identify the degree of elasticity of supply from the following graph:

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The ratio between the percentage change in supply to a percentage change in price.
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| 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 |
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More than unitary elastic
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