If a commodity has more number of substitutes, the demand for this commodity will be _______?
Q. If a commodity has more number of substitutes, the demand for this commodity will be _______?
Answer: more elastic
Notes: Substitute goods are those goods which can be used in place of each other. Examples of substitute goods are : tea and coffee; ghee and edible oil. In case of substitute goods like tea and coffee, demand for a commodity falls with a fall in the price of other substitute goods.

 

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