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Price Elasticity of Supply (E_s) measures the responsiveness of the quantity supplied of a good to a change in its price. It indicates how much the quantity supplied changes when the price changes by 1%.
The calculator uses the Price Elasticity of Supply formula:
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Explanation: The formula calculates how sensitive the quantity supplied is to price changes. A higher absolute value indicates greater responsiveness.
Details: Understanding supply elasticity helps businesses make production decisions, governments design tax policies, and economists analyze market behavior and predict supply responses to price fluctuations.
Tips: Enter the percentage change in quantity supplied and percentage change in price as decimal numbers. Both values are required, and the percentage change in price cannot be zero.
Q1: What does different E_s values mean?
A: E_s > 1 = elastic supply, E_s < 1 = inelastic supply, E_s = 1 = unitary elastic, E_s = 0 = perfectly inelastic, E_s = ∞ = perfectly elastic.
Q2: What factors affect supply elasticity?
A: Production time, availability of inputs, technology, storage capacity, and spare production capacity all influence how quickly suppliers can respond to price changes.
Q3: How is this different from price elasticity of demand?
A: Supply elasticity measures producer responsiveness to price changes, while demand elasticity measures consumer responsiveness. They have different determinants and implications.
Q4: Can supply elasticity change over time?
A: Yes, supply is typically more elastic in the long run as producers have more time to adjust production capacity and inputs.
Q5: What are practical applications of supply elasticity?
A: Used in agricultural planning, manufacturing decisions, tax incidence analysis, and predicting market responses to price controls or subsidies.