I want to understand the relationship between elasticity, demand, and supply. How does elasticity affect the demand and supply of a product or service in the market? Is there a correlation between the three?
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KimonoElegant
Wed Jan 22 2025
Both demand and supply elasticities are crucial concepts in economics.
Michele
Wed Jan 22 2025
Demand elasticity refers to the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price.
KiteFlyer
Wed Jan 22 2025
It is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.
Martina
Wed Jan 22 2025
Similarly, supply elasticity measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price.
Chloe_emma_researcher
Wed Jan 22 2025
This is also computed as the percentage change in quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price.