Economics Today: The Micro View (19th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
Economics Today: The Micro View (19th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
19th Edition
ISBN: 9780134479255
Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 21P
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Economics Today: The Micro View (19th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics), Chapter 19, Problem 21P

Consider the figure 19-3, following a price increase, is the quantity demanded more responsive to the price increase immediately, after an initial passage of time, and then after even more time has passed? Why is this so?

Concept introduction:

Price elasticity of Demand

Price elasticity of demand measures how much the demand for the commodity changes with one unit change in the price of the commodity

Time is an important factor in determining the elasticity of demand.

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