What does a price elasticity of demand equal to 1 indicate?

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What does a price elasticity of demand equal to 1 indicate?

A price elasticity of demand equal to 1 indicates unitary elasticity, meaning that the quantity demanded is equally responsive to changes in price. In other words, a 1% change in price will result in a 1% change in quantity demanded.