degrees of elasticity Flashcards
it measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price
price elasticity
it is important to the seller since it gauges how far demand can change relative to the price
price elasticity
it measures how far the consumers are willing to buy a good especially when its price rises reflective of the economic, social, and psychological forces shaping consumer preference
price elasticity
degree of elasticity where change in determinant will lead to a proportionally greater change in demand or supply
elastic
its absolute value of coefficient is greater than 1
elastic
degree of elasticity where change in determinant will lead to a proportionally lesser change in demand or supply
inelastic
its absolute value of coefficient is less than 1
inelastic
degree of elasticity where a change in determinant will lead to a proportionately equal change in demand or supply
unitary elastic
its absolute value of coefficient is equal to 1
unitary elastic
degree of elasticity where a small percentage change in price brings about a change in quantity demanded from zero to infinity
perfectly elastic
degree of elasticity where any change in price will not have any effect on the demand of the product
perfectly inelastic