PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
Price elasticity of demand is the percentage change in quantity
demanded of a good divided by percentage change in price.
PED= dQ\dP*P\Q
“Where (PED) is Price Elasticity of Demand , (d) is demand,
(P) is price, (Q) is quantity".
PRICE
ELASTIC:- Quantity demand is more sensitive with respective to price.
*When price falls revenue rises. This means that the
percentage rise in quantity demanded is more than the percentage fall in price
level i.e; price falls and revenue increases.
PRICE
INELASTIC:- Quantity demand is less effective with respective to price.
*When price increases revenue also increases. This means that
the percentage rise in quantity demanded rises with the percentage rise in
price level.i.e; price increases and revenue also increases.
PRICE
UNITARY ELASTIC:- Quantity demand changes with change in price .
*When price falls demand also falls and when price increases
demand also increases.
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