Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) (12) Flashcards
1
Q
Define PES
A
Measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied given a change in price
2
Q
PES Formula
A
%△ QS/ %△ P
3
Q
Inelastic and Elastic Supply
A
> 1 Supply is Elastic
< 1 Supply is Inelastic
0 Supply is Perfectly Price Inelastic
∞ Supply is Perfectly Price Elastic
1 Supply is Unit Price Elastic
4
Q
PSSST
A
- Production Log
- Stocks
- Spare Capacity
- Substitutability of factors of production
- Time