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If the price of a commodity and total expenditure on that commodity change in the same direction, the price elasticity of demand will be ______.

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If the price of a commodity and total expenditure on that commodity change in the same direction, the price elasticity of demand will be ______.

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  • greater than one

  • less than one

  • equal to zero

  • equal to infinity

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Solution

If the price of a commodity and total expenditure on that commodity change in the same direction, the price elasticity of demand will be less than one.

Explanation:

When price and total expenditure move in the same direction, demand is inelastic. Therefore, price elasticity of demand is less than one.

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Chapter 4: Elasticity of Demand - TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS [Page 76]

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Frank Economics [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 4 Elasticity of Demand
TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS | Q 14. | Page 76
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