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Concept
Definition
Analysis
Concept
Elasticity
Proportionate Change
Definition
E = % change in demand
% change in price
Types of elasticity.
Price Elasticity
% change in demand
% change in price
Cross Elasticity
Income Elasticity
Advertisement Elasticity
Price Elasticity
Point Elasticity
e = - dq/dp *p/q
ARC Elasticity
Determinants
Availability of substitutes
Nature of Commodity
Proportion of income spent on
commodity
Time factor
Range of alternative uses of
commodity
Marginal Revenue
MR d(TR) / d(Q)
MR d(P.Q) / d(Q)
MR = P ( 1 1/e )
e = infinty
e>1
e<1
e=1
e=0
Perfectly elastic
Relatively elastic
Relatively inelastic
Unitary elastic
Perfectly inelastic.
Conceptual View
% change demand
1
E = ------------------------= ------% change price
0
E = infinity
Various Values
E>1
% change D > % change P
E<1
% change D < % change P
E=1
% change D = % change P
Total Revenue
TR = Q.P
Quantity (Qx)
Price & MR
ep > 1
MR
Ep = 1
=2
0-0
.4Q
Ep < 1
Q=1
00
-5P
Quantity (Qx)
Determinants of Price
Elasticity.
Availability of substitutes.
Nature of commodity.
Proportion of income spent.
Range of alternatives
Price Elasticity
% change in demand
% change in price
Income Elasticity
% change In demand
E= ----------------------------% change in diposable income
Cross Elasticity
E = % change in demand of X
------------------------------------% change in price of Y
X = tea Y = coffee
Advertisement Elasticity of
Sales
% change in sales
E=-------------------------% change in advertisement
budget