The elasticity of demand, or demand elasticity, refers to how sensitive demand for a good is compared to changes in other economic factors, such as price or income.
Degrees of Elasticity:
- Perfectly Elastic Demand: Perfectly elastic demand is said to happen when a little change in price leads to an infinite change in quantity demanded.
- Perfectly Inelastic Demand
- Relatively Elastic Demand
- Relatively Inelastic Demand