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Question : Which of the subsequent assertions is untrue:
a) Higher elasticity number suggests a greater impact of a change in price on the quantity desired.
b) Demand elasticities can only fluctuate between -1 and +1.
c) Rectangular hyperbola demand curves will exist for all commodities with unitary elastic demand.
 

Option 1: A only 

Option 2: B only 

Option 3: A and C only 

Option 4: B and C only


Team Careers360 4th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: B only 


Solution : The range of the price elasticity is (minus) infinity to zero. Demand is more elastic the closer it is to infinity, and more inelastic the closer it is to zero.
Hence option b is the correct option.

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