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Calculate co- efficients of `P.e_(D)` if a person spends ₹ 500 at ₹ 5 pe units and ₹420 at ₹ 6 per units.

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`P = 5, P_(1)=6, DeltaP= (+)1`
` Q100, Q_(1) = 70 , DeltaQ =-30`
`P.e_(D) = 5/100 xx (-30)/1= (-) 1.5`
`|P.e_(D)| = 1.5`
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