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Price Elasticity of Supply (E_s) measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in 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 percentage change in quantity supplied to percentage change in price, showing how responsive producers are to price changes.
Details: Understanding supply elasticity helps businesses and policymakers predict market responses, plan production, and understand how price changes affect market equilibrium and producer behavior.
Tips: Enter the percentage change in quantity supplied and percentage change in price as decimal numbers or percentages. The denominator (percentage change in price) cannot be zero.
Q1: What do 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 response to price changes.
Q4: How is this different from price elasticity of demand?
A: Price elasticity of supply measures producer responsiveness to price changes, while price elasticity of demand measures consumer responsiveness.
Q5: Can elasticity be negative?
A: For supply elasticity, values are typically positive since higher prices usually lead to increased quantity supplied (positive relationship).