Elasticity is a term broadly used in economics to signify the “responsiveness of one variable to changes in to another.”

Types of Elasticity can be explained as follows:

There are four major types of elasticity which are stated below:

• Price Elasticity of the Demand.

• Price Elasticity of the Supply.

• Income Elasticity of the Demand.

• Cross-Price Elasticity of the Demand.

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