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The price elasticity of demand affects a firm's pricing decisions by determining the optimal profit margin. Price elasticity of demand describes the rate of change of demand in response to a change in price. The higher it is, the higher demand changes in respond to price; lower means very little change. For a good with low elasticity, it is easier to profit off marking-up the price because demand falls little in response to a price increase. For a high elasticity, prices should approach equilibrium because straying from equilibrium results in a higher change in demand than in price.
When supply and demand are balanced
equilibrium is the responsiveness of quantity demand to a change in price.
It is the price where demand equals supply in a competitive market.
If the demand shift to the right, the equilibrium price and quantity will shift from the initial equilibrium price and quantity to the next, i mean the equilibrium price and quantity will increase as compare to the first.
The price elasticity of demand affects a firm's pricing decisions by determining the optimal profit margin. Price elasticity of demand describes the rate of change of demand in response to a change in price. The higher it is, the higher demand changes in respond to price; lower means very little change. For a good with low elasticity, it is easier to profit off marking-up the price because demand falls little in response to a price increase. For a high elasticity, prices should approach equilibrium because straying from equilibrium results in a higher change in demand than in price.
When supply and demand are balanced
equilibrium is the responsiveness of quantity demand to a change in price.
It is the price where demand equals supply in a competitive market.
If the demand shift to the right, the equilibrium price and quantity will shift from the initial equilibrium price and quantity to the next, i mean the equilibrium price and quantity will increase as compare to the first.
When the market price is below its equilibrium value, with all else remaining equal, the demand for the good will rise, shifting the demand curve. The system will then move back into equilibrium with the new price and demand.
distinguish between price elasticity of demand and income elasticity of demand
Equilibrium price: demand formula = supply formula So in a free market most entrepreneurs decide to set the price in such a way that supply is not higher than demand and vice versa.
1)price elasticity of demand 2)income elasticity of demand 3)cross elasticity of demand
A fall in demand will result in the decrease of both equilibrium price and quantity. A fall in demand( a leftward shift in the demand curve) will result in the decrease of both equilibrium price and quantity.
Unitary elasticity is when the price elasticity of demand is exactly equal to one.
market equilibrium / market clearing price.