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Why is the price elasticity of demand useful for finding the size of the price change that occurs when supply shifts?
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Price elasticity of demand measures how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. It is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. Show more…
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