Profitability Ratios Are Frequently Used as a Basis for Evaluating

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Profitability ratios are frequently used as a basis for evaluating management's operating effectiveness.

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, expressed as a percentage change.

Quantity Demanded

Quantity Demanded is the total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price, over a specified time period.

Total Revenue

The complete amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services before any expenses are deducted.

Unit Elastic

A situation in economics where a percentage change in price causes an equal percentage change in quantity demanded or supplied.