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Ch5 Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Ch5 Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Q2−Q1 P1 + P2 ¿
Ed ∨E s= × ∨¿ % △ Q∨ ¿
Q2 +Q1 P2−P1 ¿ % △ P∨¿ ¿
Elasticity of demand
Types Values When P↑ When P↓
%↓Q > %↑P %↑Q > %↓P
Elastic 1 < Ed < ∞
TR/TE↓ TR/TE↑
%↓Q < %↑P %↑Q < %↓P
Inelastic Ed < 1
TR/TE↑ TR/TE↓
%↓Q = %↑P %↑Q = %↓P
Unitarily elastic Ed = 1
TR/TE unchanged TR/TE unchanged
Elasticity of supply
Value D↑ D↓
Es > 1 P↑(unchanged in ∞) P↓(unchanged in ∞)
Es = 1 Q↑(unchanged in 0) Q↓(unchanged in 0)
Es < 1 TR↑ TR↓
Es = 0
Es = ∞