Do not assume that if you lower your prices, demand will increase enough to make up the difference in income you will receive for products and services. Also, you should not assume that if you raise ...

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Elasticity measures how sensitive customers are to price changes. If a small price increase causes a large drop in sales, demand is elastic. If sales barely change, demand is inelastic. Imagine you ...