Sudden demand surges or supply chains snarls will drive prices up quickly. Businesses face two issues when this happens, First, when a price rises sharply, how long will it take for increased supply ...

Price elasticity measures how demand changes with price adjustments; key for investment decisions. Investors should focus on companies developing inelastic products for greater pricing power.

Demand elasticity is a phenomenon where demand for a specific good or service changes depending on factors such as how it is priced, whether alternatives are available or local income trends.

Elasticity is a method of measuring the likelihood of one economic factor affecting another, such as when the price of an item affects consumer demand or when supply affects how much something costs.