Elasticity Part 1 Flashcards

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ED < 1

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Inelastic

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Price of elasticity of demand

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Is the ratio of percent change of a item’s quantity to its price change.

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ED = 1

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Unitary elastic

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ED>1

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Elastic

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The price elasticity of demand is zero.

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It is perfectly in elastic and curve will be vertical.

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The price of elasticity is infinite

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Demand is perfectly elastic and curve is horizontal.

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Elastic products

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Are affected by price. Consumers may or may not purchase.

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In elastic

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Products are unaffected by changes in price. Consumers will always purchase.

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Factors that affect price elasticity of demand:

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Substitution of goods, price of related goods , time and if the product is a luxury .

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The price elasticity of supply is?

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The ratio of the percentage change in the quantity supplied of an item to the percent change of its market price.

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ES<1

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In elastic

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ES=1

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Unitary elastic

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ES>1

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Elastic

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The price elasticity of supply is zero

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Supply is perfectly inelastic and supply curve is vertical.

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The price elasticity of supply is infinite

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Supply curve is perfectly elastic and supply curve is horizontal.

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15
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The market period

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Is the length of time in which producers of an item are unable to change the quantity produced in response to a change in price.