Question

Price elasticity of demand is defined as: Group of answer choices the slope of the demand curve. the slope of the demand curve divided by the price. the percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity demanded. the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Answer 1

Answer:

the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Explanation:

• The basic feature of price elasticity of demand is to indicate that elasticity of demand of a good or a service change according to the change in the price of the good or the service.
• The price elasticity of demand measures the consumers' behavior of quantity demanded to a change in price. It is the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

• Symbolically, it can be written as:

        Elasticity of demand= $\frac{Percentage change in quantity demanded}{Percentage change in price}$