Total Revenue Test

  

Categories: Accounting

A key part of anyone’s online dating profile.

Also, a concept in economics. The total revenue test measures how elastic demand is for a particular product or service.

In a standard supply and demand model, changes in price will impact demand. The more expensive something is, the fewer units you will sell. For terms that respond dramatically to price charges (where even a little increase in price leads to a big drop in the number of units sold), demand is called "elastic." However, if a company can raise prices without leading to a bunch of customers walking away, then demand gets the label "inelastic." The increased prices didn't impact the number of items sold. So...the more inelastic the demand for a product, the more total revenue will rise following a price increase. The company has increased prices, but managed to sell the same number of items. That situation means more revenue.

It's kind of a Simple Simon smell test to see if a price increase worked. A company can see from its total revenue whether it got away with edging its prices higher.

Related or Semi-related Video

Finance: What is Relative Return?10 Views

Up Next

Finance: What are Time-Weighted Rate Of Return and Present Value?
1 Views

What are Time-Weighted Rate Of Return and Present Value? The Time Weighted Rate of Return is a calculation for the compounded growth rate within an...

Finance: What Is a Real Return?
67 Views

What is real return? Real return is the actual return made from an investment after inflation is factored in. Return is expressed as a percentage c...

Finance: How Do You Calculate Rates of Return?
35 Views

How do you calculate rates of return? Calculating rate of return on an investment that pays dividends can be a bit tricky. You need to look at the...

Find other enlightening terms in Shmoop Finance Genius Bar(f)