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If an increase of 50% in the price of a commodity causes a decrease in its demand by only 10% then such demand will be

A. Inelastic demand

B. Perfectly elastic demand

C. Perfectly inelastic demand

D. Highly elastic demand

Answer: Option A


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A. On a linear demand curve, all the five forms of elasticity can be depicted

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