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“Own” Price Elasticity<br />

· Sometimes called “price elasticity”<br />

· can be computed at a point on a demand<br />

function or as an average [arc] between two<br />

points on a demand function<br />

· ep, h, e are common symbols used to represent<br />

price elasticity<br />

· Price elasticity [ep] is related to revenue<br />

· “How will a change in price effect the total<br />

revenue?” is an important question.<br />

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