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Price Elasticity of Supply

`"Price Elasticity of Supply" = "Change in Quantity of Supply" / "Price Change" `
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The Price Elasticity of Supply calculator computes the ratio of the percent change in the quantity supplied over the percent changes in the price of a good.  

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

Price Elasticity of Supply:  The calculator returns the elasticity as a real number.

 

The Math / Science

Price Elasticity of Supply is a ration that indicates how much a change in the supply is affected by the change in price.

The formula for the Price Elasticity of Supply is:

     PES = PCQ / PCP

where:


Macroeconomics Calculators

Reference:

  • Mankiw, N. Gregory. "Chapter 5:The Elasticity of Supply." Principles of Macroeconomics. 6th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western, 2004. 97. Print.