Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

The language of elasticity can sometimes be confusing. We use the word elasticity to describe the property of responsiveness in economic variables. We also describe the responsiveness as (relatively) elastic or (relatively) inelastic. It gets worse. We can also describe elasticity as perfectly elastic or perfectly inelastic. How to we keep these different meanings understood? That is the purpose of this section.

We mentioned previously that elasticity measurements are divided into three main ranges: elastic, inelastic, and unitary, corresponding to different parts of a linear demand curve.

Demand is described as elastic when the computed elasticity is greater than 1, indicating a high responsiveness to changes in price. Computed elasticities that are less than 1 indicate low responsiveness to price changes and are described as inelastic demand. Unitary elasticities indicate proportional responsiveness of demand. In other words, the percent change in quantity demanded is equal to the percent change in price, so the elasticity equals 1. These ranges are summarized in Table 1, below.