PED Flashcards
What is PED
Price elasticity of demand: the responsiveness of demand for a product to a change in its price
How do you measure PED
%change in demand / %change in price
What is an elastic product
A product that is highly price sensitive
What is an inelastic product
A product that is not very price sensitive >-1
What is unitary price elastic
Change in price = same change in quantity demanded
What factors affect PED
1) time
2) brand or product
3) number of similar products in the market
4) how essential the product is
5) price of the product in relation to the total incomes
What is total revenue
Changing price can affect total revenue, businesses need to predict what will happen if price changes
How do you measure total revenue
Quantity x price
What affected would a higher selling price have on the products
Elastic= sales revenue will decrease Inelastic = sales revenue will increase
What affect would a lower selling price have on the products
Elastic = sales revenue would decrease Inelastic = sales revenue will increase