Usefulness of Elasticity of Demand in Economic Theory and Practice This concept plays a significant role in economic theory and practice

1. Price Fixation under Imperfect Competition and Monopoly – The individual producer under imperfect competition has to consider the elasticity of the demand for his product when he fixes its price. Likewise, the monopolist  has to study the elasticity of demand of his commodity before he fixes its price. If his product happens to have … Read more