Price Elasticity
Price Elasticity of demand is the quantitative measure of consumer behavior that indicates the quantity of demand for a product or service depending on its increase or decrease in price.
Price Elasticity of demand is the degree to which the effective demand for some item or service changes as its price changes. Price elasticity of demand is an indicator of the impact of a price change, up or down, on the demand for an item or service. As the item or service gets more expensive, fewer people or organizations can afford that item or service. Likewise, as the item or service gets less expensive, more people and organizations can consequently afford that item or service.
The price elasticity of demand is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. If the price elasticity of demand is greater than 1.0, then the price is elastic (that is, demand for the product is sensitive to an increase in price). If the...