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The quantity demanded of a commodity rises from 800 units to 850 units when its price falls from Rs. 20 per unit to Rs. 19 per unit . Calculate its elasticity of demand.

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`E_(P)=(%"change in " Q_(d))/(% " change in P")=((50)/(800)xx100)/(-(1)/(20)xx100)=(-)1.25.`
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