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when gold is relatively cheap, people will buy lots of gold jewellery, when the price of gold goes up, people switch to silver jewellery...sowhen the price goes up, less people will want to buy - cause the demand is "sensitive" to the price...so demand is ELASTIC...
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Is the price and demand for junk food elastic or inelastic?
elastic
Is the NHS as a service price elastic or inelastic?
elastic
Steeper supply curve is more likely to be price elastic or price inelastic?
Price inelastic
What are the differences between an elastic and inelastic item?
An elastic item benefits from price decreases whereas an inelastic item does not.
When the price of a good will cause total revenue to fall if price elasticity of demand is elastic or inelastic?
when price changes it is called inelastic demand and when quantity of demand change that is called elastic of demand.
Is the price and demand for junk food elastic or inelastic?
elastic
Is the NHS as a service price elastic or inelastic?
elastic
Steeper supply curve is more likely to be price elastic or price inelastic?
Price inelastic
What are the differences between an elastic and inelastic item?
An elastic item benefits from price decreases whereas an inelastic item does not.
What is elastic and inelastic collisions in terms of momentum?
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When the price of a good will cause total revenue to fall if price elasticity of demand is elastic or inelastic?
when price changes it is called inelastic demand and when quantity of demand change that is called elastic of demand.
Is price elasticity of demand considered elastic or inelastic with food?
price elasticity of food would be inelastic, as there are no substitutes and food is a necessity.
Is coal elastic or inelastic?
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Is gasoline a commodity price elastic or price inelastic?
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Products whose demand is price elastic and price inelastic?
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Is bread elastic or inelastic?
Inelastic It is inelastic because it is a necessity, which is a factor that determines price elasticity, bread is a staple diet around the world which makes it a need and therefore a necessity which is inelastic.
What will be the total higher quantity do in the elastic inelastic and unit-elastic?
The midpoint between elastic and inelastic is unit elastic
