Elasticities of demand, income, cross, advertising and supply | ||||||
Spreadsheet developed by Duncan Williamson | ||||||
Different measures of elasticity | ||||||
Price elasticity of demand | ||
Input your quantities demanded and the old and new prices below (cells C9 to C12) | ||
to see the price elasticity of demand | ||
Inputs | New quantity demanded following the price change | |
Old quantity demanded before the price change | ||
New price | ||
Old price | ||
Results | Percentage change in quantity demanded | |
Percentage change in price | ||
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND | ||
Income elasticity of demand | ||
Input your quantities demanded and the old and new incomes below (cells C9 to C12) | ||
to see the income elasticity of demand | ||
Inputs | New quantity demanded following the income change | |
Old quantity demanded before the income change | ||
New real incomes | ||
Old real incomes | ||
Results | Percentage change in demand | |
Percentage change in real incomes | ||
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND | ||
Advertising elasticity of demand | ||
Input your quantities demanded and the old and new advertising expenditure below | ||
(cells C9 to C12) to see the advertising elasticity of demand | ||
Inputs | New quantity demanded following the advertising expenditure change | |
Old quantity demanded before the advertising expenditure change | ||
New advertising expenditure | ||
Old advertising expenditure | ||
Results | Percentage change in demand | |
Percentage change in advertising expenditure | ||
ADVERTISING ELASTICITY OF DEMAND | ||
is this elastic or inelastic? |
Cross elasticity of demand | ||
Input your quantities demanded and the old and new prices below (cells C9 to C12) | ||
to see the cross elasticity of demand | ||
Inputs | New quantity demanded following the price change | |
Old quantity demanded before the price change | ||
New price | ||
Old price | ||
Results | Percentage change in quantity demanded | |
Percentage change in price | ||
CROSS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND | ||
Elasticity of supply | ||
Input your quantities demanded and the old and new prices below (cells C9 to C12) | ||
to see the price elasticity of supply | ||
Inputs | New quantity supplied following the price change | |
Old quantity supplied before the price change | ||
New price | ||
Old price | ||
Results | Percentage change in quantity supplied | |
Percentage change in price | ||
ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY | ||
is supply elastic or inelastic? |
Total revenue as it reacts with demand | |||||||||||||
Firstly, a worked example and then an example for you to do. | |||||||||||||
Worked example |
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Quantity demanded |
Price (£) | Total Revenue (£) |
Change in revenue (£) |
Change in Quantity (%) |
Change in Price (%) |
Price elasticity of demand |
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1 000 | 1 | 1 000 | - | - | - | ||||||||
900 | 2 | 1 800 | £800,00 | -10% | 100% | -0,100 | |||||||
800 | 3 | 2 400 | £600,00 | -11% | 50% | -0,222 | |||||||
700 | 4 | 2 800 | £400,00 | -13% | 33% | -0,375 | |||||||
600 | 5 | 3 000 | £200,00 | -14% | 25% | -0,571 | |||||||
500 | 6 | 3 000 | £0,00 | -17% | 20% | -0,833 | |||||||
400 | 7 | 2 800 | (£200,00) | -20% | 17% | -1,200 | |||||||
300 | 8 | 2 400 | (£400,00) | -25% | 14% | -1,750 | |||||||
200 | 9 | 1 800 | (£600,00) | -33% | 13% | -2,667 | |||||||
Total revenue as it reacts with demand | |||||||||||||
Fill in the Price and Quantity demanded columns and see what you get: start at cell A6! | |||||||||||||
You can extend the data ranges as far as you like and the graphs will cope! | |||||||||||||
Quantity demanded |
Price (£) | Total Revenue (£) |
Change in revenue (£) |
Change in Quantity (%) |
Change in Price (%) |
Price elasticity of demand |
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100 | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | ||||||||
90 | 1,5 | 135 | £35,00 | -10% | 50% | -0,200 | |||||||
80 | 2 | 160 | £25,00 | -11% | 33% | -0,333 | |||||||
70 | 2,5 | 175 | £15,00 | -13% | 25% | -0,500 | |||||||
60 | 3 | 180 | £5,00 | -14% | 20% | -0,714 | |||||||
50 | 3,5 | 175 | (£5,00) | -17% | 17% | -1,000 | |||||||
40 | 4 | 160 | (£15,00) | -20% | 14% | -1,400 | |||||||
30 | 4,5 | 135 | (£25,00) | -25% | 13% | -2,000 | |||||||
20 | 5 | 100 | (£35,00) | -33% | 11% | -3,000 | |||||||