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When price of a commodity falls by 50%, the quantity supplied decreases by 100%. Find out its price elasticity of supply.

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Solution :
ES `=("Percentage Change in supply")/("Percentage Change in Price")=(100%)/(50%)=2`
`ES=2` (Supply is highly elastic as `ES GT 1` )
ES is always positive due to direct relationship betweenn price and QUANTITY supplied.


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