PED Flashcards
elasticity
measure of responsiveness how much a dependent variable changes in response to a change in an independent variable
What change leads to what change?
change in price leads to a change in quantity demanded
percentage change (price)
(Pn - Po)/Po x100
price elasticity of demand
percentage change in quantity demanded in response to a percentage change in price
PED equation
(Qn - Qo) x Po / (Pn - Po) x Qo
What type of value do you take from the PED equation?
absolute (positive value)
PED greater than 1
price elastic
PED less than 1
price inelastic
PED equals 1
unitary price elastic
How do you label PED on demand curve?
Where does unitary elasticity of demand occur?
at midpoint halfway between its intersection of the x and y axes
total revenue equation
TR = price x quantity demanded
How do price - quantity demanded and total revenue - quantity demanded curves align?
Price elastic: price increases
Qd decreases TR decreases
Price elastic: price decreases
Qd increases TR increases