Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Price Elasticity calculation Models, Price Elasticity

What are various models for calculation and evaluation of price elasticity?

Price elasticity (E) measures the proportional change in quantity with respect to a proportional change in price. E= (percentage change in quantity) / (percentage change in price). 

There are two types of price elasticity:
Price elasticity of demand (Ed) measures the change in quantity demanded (Qd) with respect to the change in price (P).
Ed = percent change in Qd / percent change in P
Where Quantity demanded (Qd) is a specific amount that will be demanded per unit of time at a specific price.
Price elasticity of supply (ES) measures the change in quantity supplied (QS) with respect to the change in price.
ES = percent change in Qs / percent change in P
Where Quantity supplied (QS) is a specific amount that will be supplied per unit of time at a specific price. 

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