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Question
- Price elasticity of supply of a good is 0.8, its supply is said to be inelastic.
- If the quantity supplied of a commodity remain the same whatever its price supply is said to perfectly inelastic.
Options
Both (i) and (ii) are true
Both (i) and (ii) are false
Statement (i) is false and statement (ii) is true
Statement (i) is true and statement (ii) is false
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Solution
Both (i) and (ii) are true
Explanation:
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Statement (i) is true: If the price elasticity of the supply of a good is 0.8, it means that the supply is inelastic because the percentage change in quantity supplied is less than the percentage change in price.
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Statement (ii) is true: If the quantity supplied of a commodity remains the same regardless of its price, the supply is said to be perfectly inelastic. This is represented by a vertical supply curve, indicating that price changes do not affect the quantity supplied.
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