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if the proportionate change in the price of a commodity is more than the proportionate change in its quantity demand per unit of time , its pirce elastictiy demand is greater than unity.

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Price elasticity of demand will be less than unity `( Ed gt 1)` as proportionate change in demand is less than proportionate change in price.
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