Elasticity Part 1 Flashcards
ED < 1
Inelastic
Price of elasticity of demand
Is the ratio of percent change of a item’s quantity to its price change.
ED = 1
Unitary elastic
ED>1
Elastic
The price elasticity of demand is zero.
It is perfectly in elastic and curve will be vertical.
The price of elasticity is infinite
Demand is perfectly elastic and curve is horizontal.
Elastic products
Are affected by price. Consumers may or may not purchase.
In elastic
Products are unaffected by changes in price. Consumers will always purchase.
Factors that affect price elasticity of demand:
Substitution of goods, price of related goods , time and if the product is a luxury .
The price elasticity of supply is?
The ratio of the percentage change in the quantity supplied of an item to the percent change of its market price.
ES<1
In elastic
ES=1
Unitary elastic
ES>1
Elastic
The price elasticity of supply is zero
Supply is perfectly inelastic and supply curve is vertical.
The price elasticity of supply is infinite
Supply curve is perfectly elastic and supply curve is horizontal.