Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
If price elasticity of supply is greater than 1, then supply is said be elastic.
Options
True
False
Advertisements
Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
When the price elasticity of supply is greater than 1, the percentage change in quantity supplied is greater than the percentage change in price. This indicates that supply is elastic, meaning producers are highly responsive to price changes.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain briefly the impact of the cost of production on the elasticity of supply.
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Primitive and advanced technology.
Identify the elasticity of supply for the following with proper reasoning:
Short run and long run period.
- 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.
If the price elsaticity of supply is 1 and the percentage change in price is 10, then the percentage change in quatity supplied should be ______.
Pick the option which does not belong to the group.
When the percentage change in the quantity supplied of a commodity is exactly equal to the percentage change in its price it is known as ______.
Assertion (A): In case of perfectly inelastic supply, supply curve is a vertical straight line supply curve.
Reason (R): Supply does not change with change in price in case of Es = 0.
Define elasticity of supply.
Which of the following measures of price elasticity shows inelastic supply?
With the help of a formula calculate the elasticity of supply from the following table:
| Price | Quantity supplied |
| 10 | 200 |
| 15 | 225 |
Price elasticity of supply is likely to be ______ in the long run.
Explain any four determinants of elasticity of supply.
Draw and explain the following degree of elasticity of supply.
Ep > 1
Identify and define the degree of price elasticity of supply from the diagram for the supply curves S1, S2, S3, S4.
Using graphs, explain any four types of elasticity of supply.
What is meant by inelastic supply?
Why is the supply of eggs inelastic?
Draw relatively elastic supply.
