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ELASTICITY SUPPLY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • Pricing Theory
DEF

... the responsiveness of the quantity of a good supplied to change in its price. Numerically, it is given by the proportionate change in the ... quantity supplied, divided by the proportionate change in the ... price ... which brought it about.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
  • Théorie des prix
DEF

Pour un bien ou un service donné, rapport [...] de la variation relative [...] de l'offre à la variation relative [...] du prix de vente.

OBS

élasticité de l'offre : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
DEF

Medida del comportamiento de la oferta en función de las variaciones de precio. Por ejemplo, si el precio sube un 2% y la cantidad ofrecida sube más del 2%, es una oferta elástica; y si sube menos del 2% es inelástica o rígida.

OBS

elasticidad de la oferta: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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