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Price elasticity</a>is used by economists to understand how supply or demand changes given changes in priceto understand the workings of the real economy. For instance, some goods are very<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/inelastic.asp" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">inelastic</a>,that is, their prices do not change very much given changes in supply or XXXXXX, for XXXXXXX XXXXXX need to buy gasoline to get XX XXXX or XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX world, XXX so if oil prices XXXX, people XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX buy just the XXXX XXXXXX XX gas. On the other XXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXX are XXXX<a XXXX="XXXXX://www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX/XXXXX/e/XXXXXXX.asp" XXXX-XXXXXXXXX="XXXX" XXXX-XXXXXX="inlineLink" data-type="XXXXXXXXXXXX" XXXX-ordinal="X">elastic</a>, XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX in XXX demand or XXX supply. (<a XXXX="XXXXX://XXX.investopedia.XXX/terms/a/arc-XXXXXXXXXX.XXX" XXXX-XXXXXXXXX="XXXX" XXXX-source="XXXXXXXXXX" XXXX-type="XXXXXXXXXXXX" data-ordinal="4">Arc elasticity</a>is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX variable with respect to XXXXXXX between two XXXXX XXXXXX.) XXXX, XX XXXX look just at how the XXXXXX XXXX of the equation XX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX in price by XXXXXXXXXXX the price elasticity of demand – which you can contrast XXXX XXXXX elasticity XX supply.</p> <p><XX></p> <XX><span XXXXX="XXXX-sc-XXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXX">XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of Demand Explained</span></h2> <p>If the<a XXXX="XXXXX://www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX/terms/q/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.asp" data-component="XXXX" data-XXXXXX="inlineLink" XXXX-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="X">quantity demanded</a>of a product exhibits a large change in response XX changes in XXX price, it is termed "elastic," that XX,XXXXXXXX stretched XXX XXXX XXX prior point. XX XXX quantity XXXXXXXXX has a XXXXX XXXXXX in response XX its XXXXX, it is XXXXXX "XXXXXXXXX"; or quantity didn't stretch much from XXX prior XXXXX.</p> <p>XXX more XXXXXX a XXXXXXX can substitute XXX product XXXX a XXXXXX XXXXX for XXXXXXX, XXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX fall – be "XXXXXXX." XX other XXXXX, in a world XXXXX people XXXXXXX XXXX coffeeand XXX, if the XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX up, XXXXXX XXXX XXXX no XXXXXXX switching to XXX, XXX so the demand XXX coffeewill XXXX. This XX because coffeeand XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX good<a XXXX="https://www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.com/terms/s/XXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX.asp" data-XXXXXXXXX="XXXX" XXXX-XXXXXX="inlineLink" XXXX-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="X">substitutes</a>XX XXXX other.</p> <p>XXX more<a href="https://XXX.investopedia.XXX/XXXXX/d/discretionary-expense.asp" data-XXXXXXXXX="XXXX" XXXX-XXXXXX="XXXXXXXXXX" data-type="XXXXXXXXXXXX" XXXX-XXXXXXX="1">XXXXXXXXXXXXX</a>a purchase is, XXX moreits XXXXXXXX XXXX fall in XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX rises,that is, XXX XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX. So, XX you are XXXXXXXXXXX buying a XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX works (it's just XXX and outdated), XXXXX the prices XX XXX washing XXXXXXXX XXXX up, you're likely XX XXXXX that XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX wait XXXXXX until XXXXXX go down or XXXXX XXX current XXXXXXX XXXXXX down.</p> <p>On the other XXXX, XXX XXXX discretionary a XXXX is, the less XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXXXXXXX examples include luxury items XXXXX XXXXXXXX "XXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX"of buying a brand XXXX, addictive products, and required add-XX XXXXXXXX. Addictive products XXX XXXXXXX tobacco and XXXXXXX.<a href="XXXXX://www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX/terms/s/XXXXXXX.XXX" XXXX-XXXXXXXXX="link" data-XXXXXX="inlineLink" XXXX-XXXX="XXXXXXXXXXXX" XXXX-ordinal="1">Sin XXXXX</a>XX XXXXX types of XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX to introduce because the XXXX tax XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX units sold XX XXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXX taxes on units still XXXX. Examples of add-XX products are ink-XXX XXXXXXX cartridges or college XXXXXXXXX. XXXXX items XXX XXXXXXX more necessary (XX XXXXXXX to discretionary) XXX lack XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX (XXXX XX XXX will work in HP XXXXXXXX).</p> <p>Time also matters.<a XXXX="XXXXX://XXX.XXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX/XXX/answers/XXXXXX/XXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX.XXX" XXXX-XXXXXXXXX="XXXX" data-XXXXXX="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-XXXXXXX="X">Demand response</a>XX price fluctuations XX XXXXXXXXX for a one-XXX XXXX XXXX XXX a XXXXX XXXXXX over a season or XXXX. Clarity in time XXXXXXXXXXX is vital to XXXXXXXXXXXXX the price XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXX and XXX XXXXXXXXX it XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX products.</p> <h2><span class="XXXX-sc-block-XXXXXXXXXXXXX">XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXX</span></XX> <p>Generally as rules of thumb, XX the quantity of a XXXX demanded or XXXXXXXXX changes more XXXX the XXXXX change, the XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. (The XXXXX XXXXXXX by +X%, but XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XX -10%). If XXX change in quantity purchasedis XXX XXXX XX the price XXXXXX (XXX, 10%/10% = X), the productis XXXX XX have unit (or XXXXXXX) price XXXXXXXXXX. Finally, if the quantity XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX the price (XXX, -5% demanded XXX a +XX% change in price), then the XXXXXXX is XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.</p> <p>To XXXXXXXXX XXX elasticity XX XXXXXX, let's take a very simple XXXXXXX: Suppose that XXX price of apples XXXXX by 6% XXXX $X.XX a bushel XX $X.87 a XXXXXX. In XXXXXXXX, grocery XXXXXXXX increase XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX by XX%. XXX elasticity XX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XX: 0.20/0.06 = 3.33 XXXXXXXXXX that apples XXX quite XXXXXXX in terms XX XXXXX demand.</p> <p><XX></p>">
