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Standard economic reasoning for price elasticity of demand

In the given figure as in below, demand curve D0D0: (w) has price elasticity of infinity. (x) is possibly for a luxury good. (y) is unitarily price elastic. (z) seems contrary to standard economic reasoning.

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