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If the percentage change in quantity demanded is greater
than the percentage change in price, demand is said to be price
elastic, or very responsiv to price changes. If the percentage
change in quantity demanded is less thanpercentage change in
price, demand is said to be price in elastic, or not very
responsive to price change. Similarly, supply is price elastic
when thepercentage change in quantity supplied is greater than
the percentage change in price, and supply is price inelastic
when the percentage change in quantity supplied is less than the
percentage in price. The price elasticity of demand or supply
will differ among goods.
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