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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false :
Concept of ‘elasticity of demand’ is useful for the finance minister.
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उत्तर
Concept of ‘elasticity of demand’ is useful for the finance minister True .
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संबंधित प्रश्न
When price of a commodity falls by Rs 1 per unit, its quantity demanded rises by 3 units. Its price elasticity of demand is (−) 2. Calculate its quantity demanded if the price before the change was Rs 10 per unit.
Match the following :
| Group 'A' | Group 'B' |
| (a) Demand and price | (1) wages |
| (b) Perfectly elastic supply | (2) Vertical supply curve |
| (c) Land | (3) Transfer income |
| (d) Unemployment allowance | (4) Horizontal supply curve |
| (e) Reserve Bank of India | (5) Inverse relation |
| (6) Rent | |
| (7) 1935 | |
| (8) Direct relation |
Write Short note on the following.
Ratio method of measuring price elasticity of demand ?
Define or explain the following concepts (Any THREE):
Stock
Choose the correct answer :
Perfectly elastic demand curve is _________.
Choose the correct answer :
Demand of labour is _______
State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE :
The demand of foodgrains is inelastic.
The coefficient of price elasticity of demand for Good X is (−) 0.2. If there is a 5% increase in the price of the good, by what percentage will the quantity demanded for the good fall?
State whether demand will be Elastic or Inelastic. Give reasons for your answer.
A consumer prefers to postpone the purchase of a car to avail more of year ending discount.
Elasticity of demand for two goods A and B is -2 and -3 respectively. Then good A has higher elasticity.
The government wants to reduce the consumption of good by 10%. The price elasticity of demand for elasticity is -0.4. The government should raise the price of elasticity by ______.
What is the implication of a vertical demand curve?
When the price elasticity of demand for a good equals ______.
Which of the following is the most likely reason for the relatively high elasticity of bottled water?
Assertion (A): The demand for soap, salt, matches etc. is highly elastic.
Reason (R): The demand for soap, salt, matches etc. is highly inelastic because the consumer spends a very small amount of expenditure in relation to his/her income.
Assertion (A): Demand for a commodity with large number of substitutes with be less elastic.
Reason (R): With large number of substitutes, even a small rise in its price will induce the buyers to go for its substitutes.
How does the availability of substitutes of a commodity affect its price elasticity of demand?
Explain briefly the factors on which elasticity of demand depends.
Comment upon the shape of the demand curve, if Ed = 0.
State 3 factors which affect price elasticity of demand.
Discuss any three/ four factors determining price elasticity of demand.
How does the nature of a good affect its elasticity of demand?
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between availability of substitutes and price elasticity of demand?
What effect do habitual consumption patterns have on price elasticity of demand?
