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Market supply of a product is prefectly elastic.Suppoe its demand increases .Explain the likely effect on the price and output of a product.

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Solution :When market supply of a PRODUCT is perfectly elastic and its demand increases, then equilibrium price REMAINS CONSTANT and equilibrium quantity rises. (it) It can be explained with the help of given diagram.

(iii)In the given diagram price is measured on vertical axis and quantity DEMANDED and supplied is measured on horizontal axis.Initially,the equilibrium price is OP and equilibrium quantity is OQ.But when "Supply BECOMES perfectly elastic and demand increases then,
(a)Equalibrium price remains constant at OP, and
(b)Equilibrium quantity rises OQ to `OQ_(1)`


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