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Economics 1.2.5
Economics- Edexcel 1.2.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PES full name | price elasticity of supply |
| PES | measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to a change in price |
| formula for PES | percentage change in quantity supplied of X divided by percentage change in price of X |
| momentary period | lasts for a very short period of time |
| fixed supply | when the quantity of a product supplied doesn’t change when it’s price changes PES= 0 |
| price elastic supply | PES is greater than 1 |
| price inelastic supply | PES is smaller than 1 |
| spare capacity | when a business can produce more with existing resources |
| stocks | inventories of finished or partially finished goods |
| supply chain | different stages of making, distributing and selling a good or service |