Ch. 5 Elasticity Flashcards
Price Elasticity of Demand
Percent Change in Quantity Demanded/ Percent Change in Price
Elastic
When absolute value of a percent change is larger than the absolute value of the percent change in price
Abs Value > 1
Inelastic
When absolute value of the percent change in quantity is smaller than absolute value of percent change in price
Abs Value < 1
Total Revenue
The total amount you receive from buyers
Price x Quantity
Cross Price Elasticity of Demand
Percent change in quantity demanded/ Percent change in price of other good
Income Elasticity of Demand
Measure of how responsive the demand for a good is to changes in income
Percent change in quantity demanded/ percent change in income
Price Elasticity of Supply
Measure in how responsive sellers are to price changes
Percent change in quantity supplied/ Percent change in price