demand Flashcards
(9 cards)
price elastic demand
ped > 1 (greater than 1)
if price changes, quantity demanded changes a lot (luxuries, non essentials)
price inelastic demand
ped < 1. even if price changes, demand changes a little
bread, petrol
price unitary elasticity
ped = 1
perfect balance, % change in price = % change in quantity
YED luxury goods
yed >1
increased income means more spending
(designer bags, holidays)
YED normal goods
yed greater than 0 but less 1
clothes and electronic goods
more money means more spending
inferior goods YED
yed less than 0
more money means less buying
instant noodles, second-hand clothes
XED substitutes
XED greater than 0,
coke price increase, demand for substitute pepsi rises
complements XED
xed less than 0.
printers get cheaper, it’s compliment ink will see increase in demand