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Basic definition
Quantity demanded
1M
2M
4M
Quantity demanded
Movement along
700
1000
1500
Quantity demanded
Outward Inward
Quantity demanded
Elasticity of demand
Response of change in quantity upon change in price
Elastic goods
Higher
% Q
Q1
Q2
Quantity demanded
Inelastic goods
Lower
% Q
Q1
Q2
Quantity demanded
Percentage method
% Q ______ = % P
( (
) )
P2 P1 __________ P2 + P1 _______ 2
SR 5 SR 3
3000
4000
Quantity demanded
Price
SR 5 SR 3
=
3000 4000
0.83
Quantity demanded
Price
SR 5 SR 3
( (
) )
P2 P1 __________ P2 + P1 _______ 2
3000
4000
Quantity demanded
(
=
SR 5 SR 3
3000
4000
Quantity demanded
SR 3
2 __________ 8 _______ 2
3000
4000
Quantity demanded
Perfectly inelastic
Inelastic
Unitary elasticity
Elastic
Perfectly inelastic
Inelastic
Unitary elasticity
Elastic
=0
Quantity Does NOT Affected By price
Perfectly inelastic
Inelastic
Unitary elasticity
Elastic
<1
Quantity Changed by Lower % Than price
Perfectly inelastic
Inelastic
Unitary elasticity
Elastic
=1
Quantity Changed by same % As the price
Perfectly inelastic
Inelastic
Unitary elasticity
Elastic
>1
Quantity Changed by higher % Than price
Your presenter
Hussain A. Al Awami
alawami2001a@hotmail.com