12) PED And Revenue Flashcards
➡️If the price was at £10 and the quantity is 250
Whats the revenue
➡️If the price decreased by £1 to £9
And the quantity is 300
Whats the new revenue
Whats the conclusion
➡️Revenue=price X Quantity
10x250=2500
➡️9X300=2700
Total revenue increased by 200
➡️firm should cut prices to increase revenue
Get lots of new customers
Whats the formula for calculating revenue
Price X quantity
If the price increases, what would happen to the revenue, if demand is price elastic
Revenue is decrease
If the price decreases, what would happen to the revenue, if demand is price elastic
Revenue increases
If the price increases, what would happen to the revenue, if demand is price inelastic
Revenue is increase
If the price decreases, what would happen to the revenue, if demand is price inelastic
Revenue decreases
Describe the varies of price elasticity along the length of a straight demand curve
⚫️cuts price axis
➡️infinity
➡️price elastic
⚫️halfway between the line
➡️unitary
➡maximised revenue
⚫️cuts quantity axis
➡️price inelastic
➡️0-1