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At a price of 40 per unit, the quantity supplied of a commodity is 400 units. When its price falls by 10 per cent, its quantity supplied falls by 36 units. Calculate its elasticity of supply.

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Elasticity of Supply = 0.90: No, Supply is not elastic as `E_(s) lt 1`
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