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Give reasons for the followinngstatements : (i) A decrease in supply will not result in a change in equilibrium quantity if the demand for a commodity is perfectly inelastic. (ii) An decrease in supply will not result in a change in equilibrium price if the demand for a commodity is perfectly elastic. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) If the demand for a commodity is perfecthly inelastic, i.e., if the demand curve is a VERTICAL straight line, a DECREASE in SUPPLY curve will result only in a change in the equilibrium PRICE, but no change in the equilibrium quantity. (ii) If the demand for a commodity is perfectly elastic, i.e., if the demand curve is a horizontal straight line, a decrease in supply curve will result only in change equilibrium quantity, but no change in equilibrium price. |
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