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Now let's consider the same demand shift but along supply curve
SE.
When demand shifts from D1 to D2 along SE price increases to P2 and quantity to Q2.
An increase shift in demand always causes price and quantity
to increase. However, if demand is elastic, quantity increases a great
deal and price rises only modestly. If supply is inelastic,
price increases considerably but quantity only increases modestly.
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