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Price elasticity of supply
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Price elasticity of supply (PES)
PES measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to a change in price Formula: percentage change in quantity supplied percentage change in price Theme © Hodder & Stoughton Limited 2015
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Elastic or inelastic? Elastic supply
If the firm is able to increase supply quickly in response to a change in price, then supply is said to be price elastic in supply Inelastic supply If the firm is unable to increase supply quickly in response to a change in price, then supply is said to be price inelastic in supply Theme © Hodder & Stoughton Limited 2015
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Factors determining PES
Time Weather conditions Ease of access to specialist equipment Planning permission and other government restrictions Stocks Spare capacity Theme © Hodder & Stoughton Limited 2015
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Short and long-run supply
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