inelastic is supply and demand trends. inelastic means the demand only slightly or never really changes. things like luxury items, sports cars, mansions, penthouse apartments, high class call girls, all of them stay at steady prices because the demand for them never changes.
Such products have an inelastic demand.
narcotics, food, gas
Price inelastic
Price inelastic means that the supply or demand of a product or service is unaffected by any changes in the price.
They are likely to be inelastic meaning the demand for the products will not change in relation to price. This is because if consumers require medication then it is unlikely they will refuse to buy it based on a slight price increase
Such products have an inelastic demand.
narcotics, food, gas
Price inelastic
The main purpose of branding products is to create relatively inelastic demand for the product
Price inelastic means that the supply or demand of a product or service is unaffected by any changes in the price.
They are likely to be inelastic meaning the demand for the products will not change in relation to price. This is because if consumers require medication then it is unlikely they will refuse to buy it based on a slight price increase
elastic
product whose demand is elastic are jewells(gold,silver,platinum,dimond,etc) fuel(petrol,disel,kerosene,etc) sugar detergents soaps(washing and bathing) products whose demand is inelastic are salt fruits food and vegetables
price elasticity=%change in quantity divided by %change in price it's inelastic when the absolute value of price elasticity is between 0 and 1
There are 2 different types price elasticity of demand and price elasticity of supply. If you meant to ask is demand for coal price elastic on inelastic, answer is yes, it is price inelastic. The demand for coal, is unlikely to drop much even if the price of it increases, it can be said that it is a 'necessity'. Since the quantity demanded decreases less than proportionate than the increase in price, it is said to be price inelastic.
price elasticity of food would be inelastic, as there are no substitutes and food is a necessity.
A good is inelastic if after a 1% increase in price the quantity demanded falls by less than 1%. Essentials such as petrol tend to be inelastic as do addictive products such as cigarettes.