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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 the ratio of the percentage change in quantity supplied to the percentage change in price, showing how sensitive producers are to price changes.
Details: Understanding supply elasticity helps businesses make production decisions, governments design tax policies, and economists analyze market behavior. It indicates how quickly producers can adjust output in response to price changes.
Tips: Enter the percentage change in quantity supplied and percentage change in price as decimal numbers (e.g., 10% as 10). Both values are required for calculation.
Q1: What does different elasticity values mean?
A: E_s > 1 = elastic supply, E_s = 1 = unit elastic, E_s < 1 = inelastic supply, E_s = 0 = perfectly inelastic, E_s = ∞ = perfectly elastic.
Q2: What factors affect supply elasticity?
A: Time period, production capacity, availability of inputs, technology, and storage capacity all influence how quickly producers can respond to price changes.
Q3: Why is supply usually more elastic in the long run?
A: Producers have more time to adjust production capacity, acquire resources, and implement new technologies in the long run.
Q4: How is this different from price elasticity of demand?
A: Supply elasticity measures producer responsiveness to price changes, while demand elasticity measures consumer responsiveness.
Q5: What are real-world applications?
A: Used in agricultural planning, manufacturing decisions, commodity markets, and government policy making regarding subsidies and taxes.