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Commerce · Q273

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 273

Q273

Marginal revenue will be negative if elasticity of demand is

A.
Less than unity
Answer
B.
More than 1
C.
Equal to 1
D.
Equal to zero

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Marginal revenue will be negative if elasticity of demand is less than unity. At a quantity greater than ON price elasticity on the demand curve, curve is less than one and the marginal revenue is negative.