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The price elasticity of supply of a commodity is 2.0. A firm supplies 200 units of it at a price of Rs 8 per unit. At what price will it supply 250 units ? |
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Given, `E_(s) = 2, P = Rs 8, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/q-609558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about Q">Q</a> = 200` <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/units-1438468" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNITS">UNITS</a>, `Q_(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-256655" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a>) = 250` units <br/> `:. Delta Q = Q_(1) - Q = 250 - 200 = 50` units <br/> Let the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/change-913808" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHANGE">CHANGE</a> in price, `Delta P = x` <br/> We know that, <br/> `E_(s) = (Delta Q)/(Delta P) xx (P)/(Q) or 2 = (50)/(x) xx (8)/(200) = (2)/(x)` <br/> or `2x = 2x = 1 ro Delta P = 1` <br/> New price, `P_(1) = P + Delta P = 8 + 1 = Rs 9`</body></html> | |