Economy, asked by pranavjadhav7791, 10 months ago

2. A consumer buys 50 units of a good at Rs 4 per unit.If its price falls by 25 per cent,its demand rise
to 100 units. Calculate its price elasticity of demand.(ep = 4 )

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Answered by TRISHNADEVI
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 \underline{ \bold{ \:  \: Given :  \mapsto}} \\  \\  \text{Original \:  quantity  \: demanded, Q  = 50 units} \\  \\  \text{</p><p>Original \:  price, P = Rs. 4} \\  \\ </p><p> \text{</p><p>Price  falls by  \: 25\% } \\  \\\bold{ \therefore \: Change \:  \:  in \:  \:  price, \triangle P  =25\% \:  \: of \:  \: Rs. \: 4 } \\  \\ \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \: \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:   \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:   \bold{ = Rs. \: ( \frac{25}{100} \times 4) } \\  \\   \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:   \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \: \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \: \bold{ = Rs. \: 1} \\  \\    \text{Quantity  \: rises \:  to \:  100 \:  units.} \\  \\  \bold{</p><p>Change \:  \:  in \:  \:  quantity \:  \:  demanded,} \\  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \:  \bold{  \triangle \: Q = 50 units} \\  \\  \text{  \underline{\: We know that \: }} \\  \\  \bold{</p><p>Price \:  \:  Elasticity \:  \:  of \:  \:  demand, E_p =  \frac{ \triangle  \: Q}{ \triangle \: P} \times  \frac{P}{Q}  } \\  \\ \bold{ \Rightarrow \:  \: E_p =  \frac{ \cancel{50}}{1} \times  \frac{4}{ \cancel{50}} } \\  \\ \bold{ \therefore \: \underline{\:  E_p = 4 \:}}

\text{Hence,}\\ \: \: \: \: \text{Price  elastity  of  demand = 4 }

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