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The price elasticity of supply of a commodity is 2.5 . At a price of 5rs per unit, its quantity supplied is 300 units. Calculate its quantity supplied at a price of 4rs per unit.

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Solution :
Price Elasticity of Supply (ES) `=(DeltaQ)/(DeltaP)xx(P)/(Q)`
`=2.5=(DeltaQ)/(1)xx(5)/(300)`, i.e., `DeltaQ=150`
As price decreases, then quantity SUPPLIED will ALSO decrease. It means,
New Quantity =ORIGINAL Quantity (Q)-CHANGE in Quantity `(DeltaQ]`
=`300-150=150` units
New Quantity `=150` units


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