Price elasticity of demand
If the graph above shows the price elasticity of a commodity at in specific economic conditions in a given period of time, then the demand of this commodity is .
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Price elasticity = Lower part of demand curve/Upper part of demand curve. Clearly here lower part is greater than upper part at C. So, the price elasticity > 1. So, the demand is price elastic .