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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.

Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :<img src="https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/physics_images/FM_M_ECO_XII_P1_C07_E02_058_S01.png" width="80%"/> <br/> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/es-446539" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ES">ES</a> `=("Percentage Change in supply")/("Percentage Change in Price")=(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/100-263808" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 100">100</a>%)/(50%)=2` <br/> `ES=2` (Supply is highly elastic as `ES <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gt-1013864" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GT">GT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-256655" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a>` ) <br/> ES is always positive due to direct relationship betweenn price and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/quantity-1174212" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUANTITY">QUANTITY</a> supplied.</body></html>


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