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Let me rephrase the question: Why is demand for jewelry elastic? Or why is price sensitivity high for jewelry?
Firstly, the consumer has a low/nil income. The lower the income, the higher the probability that he/she has high price sensitivity. E.g. if a student is buying jewelry, he/she'll probably go right for the cheaper range of jewelry and not the branded jewelry. On the other hand, if the consumer is rich, he/she won't care so much about the price of the jewelry.
Secondly, the jewelry item has many close substitutes for it. If there are many close (and cheaper) substitutes, the consumer has more choice. So it is likelier that he/she might choose the cheaper substitutes if he/she thinks that one item is priced out of the market.
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Perfectly inelastic demand, perfectly elastic demand, elastic demand, inelastic demand etc.
Is fruit elastic or inelastic demand?
elastic
Different degrees of elasticity of demand?
Perfectly elastic demand. Relative elastic demand. Unit elasticity of demand. Relative inelastic demand. Perfectly inelastic demand.
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Highly elastic.
How is elastic demand represent graphically?
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Demand and its types?
Perfectly inelastic demand, perfectly elastic demand, elastic demand, inelastic demand etc.
When demand is elastic?
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Is fruit elastic or inelastic demand?
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Difference between elastic and inelastic demand?
difference between elastic and inelastic demand
Different degrees of elasticity of demand?
Perfectly elastic demand. Relative elastic demand. Unit elasticity of demand. Relative inelastic demand. Perfectly inelastic demand.
What are the types of price elasticity of demand?
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Demand for wine is elastic or inelastic?
Highly elastic.
How is elastic demand represent graphically?
A perfectly elastic demand is represented on the traditional supply and demand graph with a straight horizontal line. An elastic demand that is not perfect would be represented as any line with a slope between 0 and -1.
When demand is perfectly elastic what happens to marginal revenue?
When Demand is perfectly elastic, Marginal Revenue is identical with price.
What is the mathematical definition of perfectly elastic demand?
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What is Elastic demand?
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