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प्रश्न
What are the degrees of price elasticity of Demand?
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उत्तर
The Degrees of Price Elasticity of Demand:
- Perfectly Elastic Demand (Ep = α)
- Perfectly Inelastic Demand (Ep = 0)
- Relatively Elastic Demand (Ep >1)
- Relatively Inelastic Demand (Ep < 1)
- Unitary Elastic Demand (Ep =1).
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Elasticity resulting from a proportionate change in quantity demanded due to a proportionate change in price.
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Reasoning (R): The concept of elasticity of demand indicates the effect of price and changes in other factors on demand.
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| Columns I | Columns II |
| (1) Perfectly elastic supply | (a) Es > 1 |
| (2) Perfectly inelastic supply | (b) Es < 1 |
| (3) Unitary elastic supply | (c) Es = 1 |
| (4) Relatively elastic supply | (d) Es = 0 |
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