Elastic
Demand
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Inelastic
Demand
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(i) When a little change in the price of a product
results in a substantial change in the quantity demand, it is known as
elastic demand.
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(i) Inelastic demand refers o a change on the price
of a good result in on or slight change in the quantity demanded.
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(ii) When the demand is elastic, the curve is
shallow.
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(ii) When the demand is inelastic, the slope will be
steep.
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(iii) The elastic of demand can be calculated as a
percent change in the price of the commodity to the price, if the coefficient
of elasticity of demand is greater than, equal to 1, then the demand is
elastic.
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(iii) But if it`s less than one the demand is said
to be inelastic.
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(iv) In the case of elastic demand, the price and
total revenue move in the opposite direction.
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(iv) With inelastic demand. The price and total
revenue moves in the same direction.
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(v) Items of comforts and luxuries have elastic
demand.
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(v) Items of the necessity have an inelastic demand.
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(vi) Figure:
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(vi) Figure:
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08 March 2018
What are the differences between elastic and inelastic demand
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